REYNOLDS HISTORICAL
GENEALOGY COLLECTION
&
*
ALLEN COUNTY PUBUC LIBRARY
r
3 1833 01782 5925
GENEALOGY
977
OL152
1906
/
£>
THE "OLD NORTHWEST"
Genealogical Quarterly.
'1.
1906
/
Volume IX.
COLUMBUS, OHIO :
PUBLISHED BY
The "Old Northwest" Genealogical Society.
•
Prankun County Memorial Haix.
East Broad Street.
1906.
- • • • * *
H
% / V 70783-1
FRANK THEODORE COLE, A. B., LL. B, Editor.
^Publtrnttan (Unmrntttej? :
HERBERT EROOKS, Chairman,
JAMES URIAH BARNH1LL, A. M., M. D.,
\ DAVID E. PHILLIPS.
NOTIOS.— It is the aim of the Publishing Committee to admit into The QL''artert.\
only such new Genealogical. Bio'-rraphic&l and Historical matter as may be relied ou for
accuracy and authenticity, but neither the Society nor its Committee "is responsible for
opinions or errors of contributors, whether published under the name or without; sig-
nature.
Columbcs, O.:
% Press of Spahr & Glknn,
" —■-—• ■ Ua. . . . I9o6.
N
Digitized by the Internet Archive
in 2013
http://archive.org/details/oldnorthwestgene09oldn
INDEX OF SUBJECTS.
Adams, Andrew 5?., 165.
Andrews. Herbert C, 153. .
Arms [see Heraldry].
Barr Genealogy. S3; ,
Book Notices. 191. t
Brown, Captain Benjamin, 2^r
Bush n ell, 3G7.
Cemetery Inscriptions-
Africa. Delaware Co., O.. 207.
Center'.urtr. Knox Co., O.. IS6.
Cheshire, Delaware Co.. O.. 261.
^German, near Columbus, O., 1S7
Central College. 296.
Clinton. DeWitt. Visit to Ohio, 126.
Cole Genealogy, 65.
Davis, Samuel, 2SS.
Esther Institute, 143.
Gerould, Rev. Dr. S. L.. 255.
Goodrich Genealogy, 25$.
Heraldry—
Cooler, 171.
Dexter. 93.
Goodrich, 2G9.
Shepsird.93.
Hunter, William K.,271.
Keffer Genealogy, 142.
Knapp Genealogy, 250. 7. S J
LaSerre Genealogy, 86.
LaFayette, Reception in Ohio, 129.
Lee, Timothy, 2u9.
Maltby Genealogy. 314.
Manwaring, Charles W„ 162.
Marriage Records, Franklin Co., 1S4.
Morrow, Gov. Jeremiah, 1, 99,227.
Notes and Queries. 94.
Osborn Genealogy, 150.
Presbyterian Church, Reformed Dissenting,
The, 17.
Proceedings. 94, 272.
Public Domain, The, 113.
Railroad, First out of Cincinnati, 235.
Bo.-ecrans, Bishop Sylvester, oil.
St. Clair, Gen. Arthur, 33.
St. Clair Genealogy, 43, 167.
Shepard Genc-do'-cy, 5J.
Shepardsou Genealogy. 59.
Spvague Genealogy, 77.
Thrall Genealogy, 169.
Trimble, Gov. Allen, Autobiography, 195,
275.
Willson Genealogy, 257.
Wittich, G. F.. Autobiography, 134.
Wittieh Genealogy, 139.
Wolfer Genealogy, 139.
Zieger Genealogy, 142.
^M&r
Brxirr
r- 4l
THE OLD NORTHWEST"
GENEALOGICAL QUARTERLY.
JANUARY, 1906
JEREMIAH MORROW.
First Representative to Congress from Ohio, United States
Senator, and Governor.
By his grandson. Josiait Morrow, Lebanon. Ohio.
-Name — Race — Family.
THE name Morrow is a modification of the Scotch surname
Murray, an older form of which is Moray. In many
Morrow families, both in Ireland and in America, there
are traditions that the name was formerly Murray or Moray.
In the family of the subject of this sketch, the name was
changed from Murray to Morrow in this country not long
before the Revolution. In other families the same change
appears to have been made at an earlier date and in Ireland.
It is therefore impossible to trace all the Morrow families to a
common ancestor. Morrow may be said, however, to be_ a
Scotch-Irish name — an Irish twist to Murray — most of the old
I'rotestant families of this name having been at some period
residents of Ulster in Ireland, to which province they passed
over from Scotland. The absence of the name from old
records and indexes indicates that it is not an ancient one.
Willi its present orthography it is believed to be not more
than two huxidred and fifty years old.
Morrow is an uncommon surname both in England and
Scotland, and in Ireland it is not found in the south and west
hut is frequently met with in the northern counties where
2 Jeremiah Morrow. . Qan.,
there are many descendants of Scotch families. These facts
strengthen the view that the name originated among the
Scotch of the North of Ireland. In America it is found wher-
ever the Scotch-Irish have penetrated. At the beginning of
the twentieth century, among the large cities of the world, as
appears from their directories, the largest number of Morrows
were found in the twin cities of Pittsburg and Allegheny,
where there were 211 ; next was Philadelphia with 125, while
in London, England, there were but three. The name does
not occur in the National Dictionary of British Biography,
containing 27,195 names, and in Phillips's Great Index to Bio-
graphical References, containing over 100,000 names, there is
but one Morrow, the subject of this sketch. In modern geog-
raphy the name is given to nine localities, all in America.
Morrow county in Ohio was named in 1S4S in honor of Gov-
ernor Morrow.
The Scotch-Irish began to emigrate to Pennsylvania in large
numbers about 1719. They were the descendants of the Scotch
settlers introduced into the North of Ireland by James I and
Cromwell. The Scotch-Irish in Ulster were Scotchmen living
in Ireland. The name dees not indicate a mingling of blood.
So far as race is concerned there was nothing Irish about them.
The Scotch-Irish became a strongly marked race because they
lived in their new home in Ulster surrounded by dangers and
engaged in a constant warfare with a people whose lands had
been confiscated. They lived among a people alien in blood,
religion and language.
They were men of grit, enterprise and energy. If they were
sometimes harsh, reckless and headstrong, they were still a
people of singular bravery, probity, piety and love of learning.
Macaulay describes the colonists of Ulster at the time of the
famous siege of Londonderry, as superior to their kindred in
the mother country both as militia-men and jury-men and
above the average level in knowledge, energy and persever-
ance. According to Bancroft the first voice publicly raised in
America to dissolve all connection with Great Britain came
from the Scotch-Irish Presbyterians. "There is no better
breed of men to be found anywhere in the world," says Prof.
John Fiske. From this race in America came Andrew Jackson,
John C. Calhoun and Horace Greeley.
100G.] Jeremiah Morrow. 3
Among the Scotch and Scotch-Irish emigrants who came to
Pennsylvania were small clusters of families of a sect called
Covenanters, because they asserted that the Solemn League and
Covenant of their forefathers was binding upon them. Their
presbytery in Scotland took the name of the Reformed Pres-
bytery to indicate that they were Reformation Presbyterians
and to emphasize their abjuration of popery and prelacy.
They were sometimes styled Cameronians after Richard Cam-
eron, one of their field preachers who was killed in 1GS0. They
were known as Mountain people because in times of persecu-
tion they had fled to the mountains to worship in secret places.
They were denominated Old Presbyterians because they held
to the faith and practice of the most ancient form of Presby-
terianism. ^~
Jeremiah Murray, a Scotchman by blood, an Irishman by
nativity and a Covenanter in religion, came from Londonderry,
Ireland, a generation before the Revolution and found a home
in what is now Adams county, Pennsylvania, where in a new
country he peacefully cultivated his silent fields, which, more
than a century after his death, were shaken by artillery at the
great battle of Gettysburg. On April 8, 1753, he was ordained
a Ruling Elder of the Covenanter Society of Rock Creek by
Rev. John Cuthbertson, the first Covenanter minister sent to
America by the Reformed Presbytery of Scotland, at the first
ordination of Ruling Elders of that church in this country.
His name is repeatedly mentioned in the diary of Mr. Cuth-
bertson, which is the source of most of our knowledge of the
early Covenanters of Pennsylvania. The Covenanters of Amer-
ica had fled from persecution, and before the arrival of their
first missionary in 1751, were collected into societies, fostering
with care the doctrines and beliefs for which their ancestors
had suffered and which they held dearer than life. There were
seven or eight of these little societies between the Susquehanna
and the Blue Ridge as early as 1744. In the absence of a
meeting house the society of Rock Creek had what was called
a "tent" for public worship, described as a stand in the woods
with a shelter for the preacher, a board braced against a tree
on which to lay the Bible and Psalm Book, and rude seats in
front for the congregation, over whom was no covering but
the sky. Mr. Cuthbertson preached at the tent, which was not
far from where Gettysburg now is, at his first visit to the society
4 Jeremiah Morrow. [Jan.,
September 1, 1751. The first Ruling Elders of this society were
Jeremiah Murray and David Dunwoody, both of whose sur-
names have been modified. The former was the grandfather
of Governor Morrow of Ohio, the latter the grandfather of
Rev. James L. Dinwiddie, D. D., of Philadelphia. Before the
Revolution this society became one of the largest and most
important of the Covenanter societies in America. It built the
first church in the immediate vicinity of Gettysburg near the
elevation now known as Barlow's Knoll of the great battlefield
and at a later day erected the first house of worship in the
borough of Gettysburg.
For twenty-two years Rev. John Cuthbertson was the only
Covenanter preacher in America. Year after year he traveled
on horseback in his pastoral labors over a region now forming
five or six counties, making his way in summer's heat and win-
ter's storms through the mountain gaps and over the bridgeless
streams of a new and rugged country. For thirty-nine years
he toiled on, during which, as shown by his journal, he preached
on 2,452 days, baptized 1,806 children,- married 240 couples and
rode on horseback 70,000 miles. In 1768 he solemnized the
marriage of the parents of Jeremiah Morrow and also of the
parents of his wife.
Some of the lead tokens used by
the early Covenanters at their com- « .r^^f'^-! G /'C^r^
munion services have been preserved, fc'3 *&£* ? S^ksst^^F^^i
They are of a rectangular shape, ll&>$ {. \'j %}^fi$]~$
about one-half of an inch long and *®*&£&&^ ^szfaG&dffiir
nearly as wide. Rudely raised on Lead Token-
one side are the letters, R. P. (Reformed Presbyterian), and on
the other, L. S. (Lord's Supper) and the date, 1752.
Jeremiah Murray died September 14, 1758, aged 47 years,
and was buried in a graveyard on the bank of Marsh creek a
few miles west of Gettysburg. His wife, Sarah, survived him
forty years and died December 19, 17l..*8, aged 7Q years. By
the death of her husband in the prime of life she was left with
a family of eight young children, the eldest of whom was the
only son, aged about fifteen years. All the children received a
careful and Christian home training, and all of them married
and reared respectable families. The son was christened John,
and upon him as the eldest child early devolved largely the
care of the family. He was the first of his family to write his
1906.] Jeremiah Morrow. 5
name Morrow. This orthography of his surname he adopted
while a boy at school. The Scotch-Irish dialect prevailed in the
community in which he lived and a pronunciation had adhered
to his family name which has sometimes been expressed by
Murrough.*
John Morrow, the father of Governor Morrow, was an intelli-
gent and influential farmer. His farm on Marsh creek south-
west of Gettysburg was deeded to him by John and Richard
Penn and contained two hundred and twenty-two acres. In
1791-2-3 he was a County Commissioner for the county of
York. He was also appointed by the Governor a Justice of
the Peace of the same county. After the organization of
/? fi // Adams county in 1800, he
^&iCr*/ %~sw(f?r&7ir took a Prominent Part in
* " " the politics of that county,
acting witii nic ±. ccicranSvS.
Signature of the father of *
Governor Morrow. Adams Was One of the few
counties in Pennsylvania which continued subsequent to 1800
to give large majorities for the Federal ticket, and that party
at that time undoubtedly embraced the great majority of the
most intelligent and respectable citizens. The files of the
Adams Ce?itinel, published at Gettysburg, show that John Mor-
row repeatedly represented Liberty township in the county
conventions of the dominant party, and usually when a dele-
gate was chairman of the convention.
In 1793 he appears to have been the leader in the organiza-
tion of a literary and debating society, called "The Franklinian
Society of Marsh Creek." The dissertations he read before
this society to the number of twenty-six were sewed together,
forming a small manuscript volume, a part of which was found
long after his death in the garret of the farmhouse of his son,
John, in Butler county, Ohio. One of the rules of this society
was: 4,Any useful subject excepting divinity may be discussed."
*The following facts concerning the seven daughters can he given: Martha, the
second child and eldest diiu-hter. m. David Parkhill, of Fayette Co"., Pa.; she d. Dec. 3,
1M~\ aged m years 3 months.
Esther m. John Bourns, a manufacturer of sickles on the Antietam; she d. 1797. aged
■!. ; her descendants wrote their surname Burns, as it was pronounced, except Dr. J. Fran-
cis ftpuras, of Philadelphia, who retained the original spelling.
Elizabeth in 1774 in. Samuel Wilson, who removed from his farm on the Antietam to
one on the Mononguhela, sixteen miles from Pitisburg.
Mary m. John Rankin in 1776.'
Jane m. William Patterson a farmer near Waynesboro. Pa. ; she d. 1882, aged 82.
According to Dr. J. Francis Bourns, Mrs. Sarah Galbraith and Mrs. Louisa Findlev
#er« the remaining two daughters.
6 Jeremiah Morrozv. [Jan.,
He was a member of the Rock Creek church, which his
father had assisted in organizing, but after the union of the
Associate and Reformed Presbyteries in 1782 he was a member
of the Hill Associate-Reformed Church, which was nearer his
residence. He was a Ruling Elder and his name appears
among the list of delegates to the "General Synod of the
Associate-Reformed Church in North America" at the first
meeting of that body held in Greencastle, Pennsylvania.
On Wednesday, November 9, 17G8, he was married by Rev.
John Cuthbertson to Miss Mary Lockart. He died July 31,
1811, aged OS years. His wife died March 12, 1790, aged 45
years. They were buried in Marsh Creek graveyard west of
Gettysburg by the graves of his parents. The dates of the
birth of the nine children of John Morrow were recorded by
him in his family Bible as follows :
Margret, November 25th, 1769. Sabbath.
Jeremiah, October 6th, 1771. Sabbath.
Sarah, October 24th, 1 773. Sabbath.
Jonx, October 3d, 1775. Tuesday.
Mary, November 10th, 1777. Monday.
Rebekah, December 12th, 1779. Sabbath.
James, April 14th, 17S2. Sabbath.
Jane, December 12th, 1784. Sabbath.
Martha, May 21st, 17S7. Monday.
Youth.
The farm on which Jeremiah Morrow was born and passed
his youth was situated in a region of beautiful and diversified
scenery. The South Mountain range, the first great chain west
of the seaboard, rises eight miles in the west and trending
eastward, its dark blue outline is seen far in the northern hori-
zon. Marsh creek, a beautiful stream of pure water fed by
never-failing springs, flows southeast and unites near the Mary-
land line with Rock creek, forming the Monocacy. Plum run,
so named before the Revolution, from the thickets of plum
bushes lining its banks, runs through the farm. The tourist
here finds forest-covered hills and open fields, shady coverts
and rocky ravines. The geologist explores a formation occu-
pied with red sandstones and red shales, enormous trap dykes
and huge syenitic boulders. To the east and north is an area
which will ever be visited by travelers from remotest regions
1000.] Jeremiah Morrow. 7
with intensest interest, for upon it was fought the great battle
of Gettysburg — "equal in magnitude, in gallantry and despera-
tion of combatants, in human slaughter and in the vast inter-
ests which hung upon its issue, to any recorded in history."
Stone farmhouses were common in, this part of Pennsylvania
before the Revolution, and one of them, situated a little over
five miles in a direct line from Gettysburg and four miles north
of Mason and Dixon's line, was the early home of Jeremiah.
In January, 1772, when he was an infant, snow fell in this region
to a depth of three and one-half feet, and deer, which before
had been numerous, were nearly exterminated. York, thirty
miles distant, was the seat of justice for the settlement on
Marsh creek until 1800, and its postoffice until 1790. Gettys-
town, as it was called, was a little hamlet, not reaching the
dignity of a borough until 1807.
Jeremiah assisted in ihc cultivation o£ a large farm of only
medium fertility at a time when slowr and toilsome hand labor
was the only means of carrying on nearly all the processes of
agriculture. Most of his farming implements were of wood,
rude in construction and often made on the farm with some
assistance from the neighboring blacksmith shop. He learned
not only to plow but to make the plow with the wooden mold-
board. He became expert with the sickle, the most ancient of
reaping implements. He threshed with the flail or tossed the
straw with a wooden fork as the grain was trodden out with
horses or oxen. Machinery for planting/tilling, reaping and
threshing, which lighten the farmer's toil and give it better
reward, were yet-to be. invented. So few and, simple were the
agricultural implements at the period of the Revolution, that
it has been said the farmer could carry on his shoulders all his
farming tools, except his cumbersome harrow with wooden
teeth.
The elementary schools of Pennsylvania in the eighteenth
century were not of a high order and the early school education
of Jeremiah did not extend beyond the rudimentary branches
of reading, writing and arithmetic. English grammar and
geography were not taught in the schools of his boyhood.
When a young man he attended for a short time a school of
a higher order where he applied himself industriously and
made rapid progress, especially in mathematics. He became
acquainted with algebra, elementary geometry, trigonometry
8 Jeremiah Morrow. [Jan.,
and surveying. Having practiced field surveying, he made
that his vocation in early manhood when not engaged in work
on the farm. Perhaps the best part of his intellectual education
was the result of an ardent thirst for knowledge which led to a
lively interest in reading the best books within his reach. He
became an extensive reader, eschewing fiction and trashy liter-
ature generally. His love of useful books continued through
life, and when a pioneer in the western woods he soon had
about him a good library.
Like most young men of talents, he became a member of
associations for intellectual improvement and when the Frank-
linian Society of Marsh Creek was organized, he was one of
five who read dissertations in the Hill meeting house on the
evening of October 15, 1793, at the first meeting of the society,
which was an organization of more dignity than the average
old-fashicned debating club, ^nd maintained a useful existence
for a number of years. He grew up a young man with a better
education than his associates, a robust understanding and a
mind stored with a fund of useful knowledge. He wrote an
easy, rapid and legible hand. Without an acquaintance with
technical grammar, he acquired the power of expressing his
thoughts on paper in a style always clear, generally correct,
and while free of rhetorical ornament, sometimes characterized
by elegance and grace. ' This power of fully conveying his
thoughts in writing proved of incalculable advantage to him as
well while serving as a member of the legislature of the North-
west territory, as when chairman of a committee in the halls
of Congress.
When forty years of age and a United States Senator, he
boarded in Washington with John McLean, afterwards Justice
of the Supreme Court of the United States, then a Represent-
ative in Congress. They agreed to spend their evenings in
mutual instruction, the Senator teaching the Representative
mathematics, the Representative teaching the Senator the
principles of grammar. For a while their lessons were prose-
cuted with enthusiasm, but the interest soon flagged and the
evening school was discontinued.
The Maske Manor, established by warrant of the Proprieta-
ries of Pennsylvania in 1741, included the Morrow farm. It
was a parallelogram twelve miles north and south and six miles
east and west. The battlefield of Gettysburg, which embraces
1906.] Jeremiah Morrow. 9
about twenty-five square miles, is included in the southern half
of the manor. The attempt to create a manor, with its court
baron and attendant privileges, though authorized by William
Penn's charter, was stubbornly resisted by the Scotch-Irish
settlers, many of whom had made their settlements and had
begun their improvements prior to the date of the manor war-
rant. A fierce dispute concerning the title of lands in the
Maske Manor was not settled until after the Revolution. In
1790 a settlement was reached under which the holders of land
warrants received deeds for their lands on the payment to the
Penns of the common price of proprietary lands in Pennsylva-
nia prior to the Revolution — 15 pounds and 10 shillings per
one hundred acres, with interest thereon. The Maske Manor
derived its name from an estate in Yorkshire, England, belong-
ing to Anthony Lowther, Esq., who married Margaret, sister
of William Penn.
The community in which the character of Jeremiah Morrow
was formed was as thoroughly Scotcii and Presbyterian as any
parish in Scotland. His speech was always marked by the
Scotch accent. The population was of that vigorous and ener-
getic race which fled from persecution and established the
Presbyterian church in America. Some were from Scotland
but a large majority, perhaps three-fourths, were from Ireland.
They were economical, hospitable and above the average in
intelligence. They were the friends of learning, and from their
descendants largely came the professional men and the leaders
of society. In the struggle for independence they were all
-whigs. It may be doubted whether a Scotch-Irish tor^ could
have been found. Before the Revolution there were established
on the Maske Manor four strong churches, all of them Presby-
terian— the Upper and Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian, the
Rock Creek Reformed Presbyterian (Covenanter) and the Hill
Associate Presbyterian (Secession). No other denomination
had a place of worship on this tract until near the close of the
eighteenth century. In time there was a great change in the
population ; the Scotch-Irish moved westward in large num-
bers and the Pennsylvania Germans, of the Lutheran and
Reformed churches, became the dominant element.
Probably the most learned man with whom young Morrow
came often in contact was Rev. Alexander Dobbin, pastor of
his father's church. He was a native of Londonderry, Ireland,
10 Jeremiah Morrow. [Jan.,
and had received a thorough education in Glasgow University.
After being licensed to preach by the Reformed Presbytery of
Scotland, he came to this country to minister to the growing
Covenanter churches. He became pastor at the Rock Creek
church in 1774, where he continued until his death in 1809 in
the 67th year of his age. He established at Gettysburg the first
classical school west of the Susquehanna. More than sixty of
his pupils became professional men, twenty-five of whom were
ministers. It is not certainly known that this school was the
one at which young Morrow received his education beyond the
rudimentary branches, but it is highly probable that it was, as
none other of a high grade is known to have existed in the
vicinity at that period. Mr. Dobbin was active at the close of
trie Revolution in accomplishing the union of the Associate
and Reformed branches of the Presbyterian church in America,
and ever afterward held an honored and prominent position in
the Associate-Reformed church, all of whose early ministers
were well educated, many of them able and' some eloquent
men. He was an accomplished scholar in Latin, Greek and
Hebrew, and before theological seminaries were established in
this country, he superintended the instruction in Hebrew and
theology of eight students for the ministry. About 1785 he
became pastor of the Hill Associate-Reformed church, west
of Gettysburg, and continued for years to preach at the Rock
Creek and Hill churches and to conduct his school at Gettys-
burg. He is described as an interesting and instructive preacher
and a cheerful, agreeable and witty companion. From infancy,
through childhood and youth, Jeremiah Morrow heard the
preaching and received the religious instruction of this excel-
lent man, and under his ministry in early manhood, became a
member of the Associate-Reformed church.
Pioneer on the Little Miami.
When he was twenty-three years old Jeremiah Morrow
resolved to leave his native place for the boundless field of
enterprise then open to a young man in the territory northwest
of the Ohio. In the autumn of 1794 he started for the west.
He was accompanied for some distance on his journey by
his friend and schoolmate, Rev. Dr. John Mcjimsey, who
had recently been licensed to the ministry of the Associate-
1900.] Jeremiah Morrow. 11
Reformed church and had been sent on a missionary tour in
Kentucky. Mr. Morrow spent a portion of the winter in west-
ern Pennsylvania and then pursued his journey, arriving in the
Miami country in the spring of 1795. Stopping first at Colum-
bia, he remained two or three years engaged in what he could
find to do in the new settlements. He surveyed land, grew
corn on the fertile bottoms of the Little Miami and for a short
time taught school.
Although six years had elapsed since the first settlement at
the mouth of the Little Miami had been made, Columbia on
Mr. Morrow's arrival was a little village of log huts, and Cin-
cinnati, which was larger, was found that year by a census to
contain a population of five hundred persons living in ninety-
four log cabins and ten frame houses. Indian hostilities had
so checked immigration, that the whole Miami valley in 1795
had a population of probably less thafc two tWusand perzo&s.
The blockhouse at Columbia, and Fort Washington at Cincin-
nati, were the most conspicuous objects in these settlements.
More than six months had elapsed since Wayne's decisive vic-
tory, yet there were occasional depredations by the Indians.
In February two men near the mouth of the Great Miami were
killed, and in March near North Bend one man was killed and
eight horses were stolen. Wayne's treaty at Greenville in
August, 1795, put an end to Indian hostilities and depredations.
The summer of 1795 was warm and dry, the thermometer at
Cincinnati frequently rising to 95° F. in the shade, and in Aug-
ust the water in the Ohio was so low as to stop the running of
the boats, and flour, quoted at six dollars per barrel in August,
soon doubled its price and before the next spring was sold at
fifteen dollars per barrel.
John Cleves Symmes had on September 30, 1794, received
from President Washington his patent for 311, 0S2 acres between
the Miamis and early in 1795 the patentee arrived in the Miami
country and began the execution of deeds to those who had
purchased^land of him. It was chiefly in the Symmes purchase
between the Miami rivers and in the Virginia military district
cast of the Little Miami, that Jeremiah Morrow spent three
years as a land surveyor before he began to make improve-
ments on the site selected by him for his permanent home.
Neither of these tracts had the benefit of the admirable system
of the land surveys of the national government. The original
12 Jeremiah Morrow, [Jan.,
surveys of both districts were defective ; uncertainty and litiga-
tion were the result. The experience of the young surveyor in
the wilds of the Miamis proved of great value to him when
subsequently called to frame laws for the survey and sale of
government lands.
Within one or two years after his arrival, he contracted with
Judge Symmes for the purchase of a tract of land on the Little
Miami about twenty miles from its mouth, in what is now
Deerfield township, Warren county. The price was one dollar
and a half per acre. With subsequent purchases he became
the owner of over five hundred acres. In the winter of 179G-97
Jeremiah Morrow, Thomas Espy and John Parkhill, who had
determined to locate in the same vicinity, surveyed their lands,
enduring the privations of camp life in a wilderness in a winter
of great severity, and the next season they began the work of
improvement. The labut oi opening a (arm in the region cov-
ered with large oaks, maples and hickories, was very great and
the -difficulty was increased by the thick growing underwood
of spice bushes. Writh hard labor one hardy pioneer could
clear and burn an acre in three weeks. It usually required six
or seven years for the settler to open his farm and build a
better house than his first log cabin. Morrow built his cabin
about a half a mile from the Little Miami, near the center of
section 15, town 3, range 2 of Symmes's purchase. In 1804 the
legislature of Ohio made an appropriation for the construction
of a state road from Chillicothe to Cincinnati. This road
passed directly by the cabin of Mr. Morrow and for more than
a quarter of a century was one of the leading thoroughfares of
the state of Ohio.
On February 19, 1799, Mr. Morrow was married in his native
state to his cousin, Miss Mary Parkhill, who was born in Fay-
ette county, Pennsylvania, July 8, 1776. He took his bride,
who was five years his junior, to his log cabin, erected the pre-
vious year near the Little Miami. The forests around their
rude home were almost unbroken. Their neighbors were few,
their postoffice was at Cincinnati, twenty miles distant. They
journeyed twelve miles on Sunday through the woods to attend
church. The town of Deerfield, five miles from their cabin, was
the oldest town in the vicinity, having been settled in the
spring of 1796 and at this time probably contained a dozen
cabins. Meal and flour were obtained from Waldsmith's mill,
1000.] Jere?niah Morrow. 13
ten miles below on the Little Miami. One day a fire destroyed
their cabin with every article of household convenience it con-
tained. The settlers for miles around gathered together, and,
in a single day, erected for them a new home, constructing it
as all the first homes of the pioneers were constructed, of round
logs, clapboard roof and puncheon floor.
In the early settlement of the region between the Miamis,
were a number of poor adventurers who settled upon the for-
feitures of Symmes's purchase, which were given to them gratu-
itously. Each purchaser of land from Judge Symmes was
required to begin improvements within two years, or forfeit
one-sixth of his purchase, to be taken from the northeast part,
which might be given to any volunteer settler thereon. On the
arrival of Symmes in the Miami country in 1795 he gave notice
in the "Centinel of the Northwest Territory," published at
Cl:ic::i::aLi, thai: k.u.cl\ elairiictni! v^i a. forfeiture should fence ana
clear in a proper manner, plant with corn and cultivate two
acres.- otherwise it would be deemed a relinquishment of his
claim to the' forfeiture. As Mr. Morrow was searching- the
woods in a region he supposed to be entirely tenantless by
man, he was startled by a man suddenly springing up before
him with hunting knife and gun, his face unshaven^ his hair
long and uncombed, and his hands and wrists dripping with
biood. The meeting was a mutual surprise and was followed
by mutual explanations. The stranger was a squatter* on a
forfeiture and had just killed a deer which he was dressing.
Not far off was his hut and little clearing where he lived alone,
supporting himself chiefly by his rifle. His name was Peter
Tetrick. '
The aspect of nature at this time in its wild magnificence was
far different from anything presented at this day in the same
region. The wild spicewood was spread over the rich uplands
of the Miami country, forming an undergrowth of the forests
almost as impenetrable as the canebrake of Kentucky, and like
the cane, it has disappeared with the advance of civilization.
Streams were less affected by the drought and the waters were
clearer than now. Standing on the bank of the Little Miami
where it was more than a hundred yards wide, one Could see
a shoal of fish sporting in the clear water near the opposite
bank. Farther up the river the open plains were covered with
a tall grass, which overtopped horse and rider. Many a mag-
14
Jeremiah Morrow,
[Jan.,
nificent white oak, four or five feet in diameter and four or five
hundred years old, but still green and flourishing, fell before
the ax of the pioneer. Now and then a clumsy bear stalked
the forest ; deer were common and wild turkeys abundant.
Wolves were so destructive to sheep that the law provided,
premiums for their scalps, and unceasing vigilance was required
to protect the corn of the settlers from the squirrels by day
and the raccoons by night.
A few months after Mr. Morrow became a householder, he
was honored by his neighbors with their unanimous vote for a
civil office. Being assembled on August 31, 1799, for the pur-
pose of selecting militia officers, his neighbors determined to
petition the Governor for the appointment of a magistrate.
Although this was not an elective orifice, they selected two of
their number to act as judges of election and cast their votes
for n ler^on to be recommended to the Governor for the office.
The votes were cast unanimously for Jeremiah Morrow and a
petition was drawn up and signed by the names of those par-
ticipating in the election praying for his appointment. The
office of justice of the peace in the territory was one of more
dignity than in the state of Ohio, the magistrates sitting as
judges in some of the county courts. It was held by such men
as Thomas Worthington, Nathaniel Massie and Return Jona-
than Meigs. No appointment appears to have been made in
pursuance of the petition of Mr. Morrow's neighbors and it is
a tradition that he did not desire the office. The following
year he was elected to the territorial legislature.* _
* A Petition for a Justice of the Peace.
To the Governor of the N. W. Territory of the U. States :
The petition of a number of the inhabitants of the third [second?] entire range of the
Miami Purchase near the Little Miami, humbly showeth that there has not yet been any
person commissioned as a Justice of the Peace in this neighborhood. Your petitioners
consider them.-elves as laboring under some inconveniences on that account, and being
met on this 80th day of August (for appointment and recommending military officers)
judged it proper to recommend a suitable person to the Governor for Justice of the Peace.
They were encouraged therein by the Governor in many instances indulging the people
with the priviledge of appointing by suffrage for office. They therefore unanimously
elected Jeremiah Morrow to recommend to the Governor as a PersOn suitable and well
qualified for the office of Justice of the Peace ; and we your petitioners pray that the Gov-
ernor would grant him a commission as soon as convenient, ii in your wisdom it may be
proper— and your petitioners in duty bound will ever pray.
August 31, 17'J9.
Certified bv the Judges o( Election, { }£** ^^"^^
Jas. Martin,
Sam'l Erwin,
Uzal Bates.
•Juo. Meeker,
Jno. Patterson,
Jas. Keen,
Ares Keen,
Seth Bates,
Jno. McClellan.
Wm. Harper,
Jno. Deniass,
Wm. McClellan,
Jno. Bigham,
Martin Pernor,
Jno. Gaucrh,
Samuel Seward,
Jno. Seward.
Jno. Linky,
Thomas Espy,
Isaac Shields,
Peter Te trick,
David Espy,
Wm. Keeie.
James Shields,
Jas. Kenedv,
Jno. Park hill,
Allen Cullum,
Tho>. Crawford,
Daniel Sickle,
Jas. Polfe,
Daniel Briney,
David Semon.
1900.] Jeremiah Morrozv. 15
The Mill Creek Church. -
Jeremiah Morrow was one of the founders of the first Asso-
ciate-Reformed church northwest of the Ohio. On his arrival
in the Miami country he found members of this faith at Colum-
bia, Cincinnati, White's Station and Cunningham's Station. A
meeting of these members was held at Columbia, probably at
young Morrow's suggestion, and was attended by about a
dozen heads of families who united in a petition to their synod
for a preacher to be sent to them. Rev. Matthew Henderson
in the summer of 1797, and Rev. David Proudfit in the winter
following, came from Pennsylvania and preached for a short
time to the scattered members, probably in groves or at their
homes.
In the summer of 1798 Rev. Robert Warwick came from
I 3ure! Hil], Perir,.s\rlv3.r','r'. ?.rtd v:rn?~hcr} *n TCcntuc!"' 2.i"'d in
the Miami settlements. He was a native of Ireland, had studied
theology in Scotland under the noted John Brown, of Hadding-
ton, and had been ordained a Seceder minister in Ireland. He
came to America in 1792 when he was about thirty-two years
of age, and joined the Associate-Reformed church. Under
him a congregation was regularly organized in the Miami coun-
try, the first of the denomination in the Northwest territory.
The exact date of its organization is not known, but it was in
the autumn of 1798. Mr. Warwick was chosen as the first
pastor and Jeremiah Morrow and James Burns were elected
the first ruling elders. Joseph McKnight and John Becket
were soon added to the session. In the spring of 1799 Mr.
Warwick removed with his family to the vicinity of Cincinnati
and entered upon his labors as pastor of the pioneer church.
The first meeting house of the new congregation, a rude and
temporary structure of unhewn logs, was in the Mill creek
valley, about twelve miles north of Cincinnati and not far from
the site of Sharonville. Mr. Warwick became the owner of a
fine farm, upon a part of which the village of Glendale was
laid out long after his death. The congregations at the Mill
Creek church, as it was called, were probably not large but
were collected from many miles around. Mr. Morrow's home
was twelve miles from the meeting house. The worshipers
went to church only on foot or on horseback ; the roads being
mere trails, wagons were not employed in journeying and there
16 Jeremiah Morroiv. [Jan.,
were no carriages in the territory. The exercises of worship
were protracted by long prayers and long sermons to a length
that would not now be endured. A commentary on the first
psalm was longer than a modern sermon. Tradition says of
Mr. Warwick that he was a slow and tedious speaker, and in a
day of long sermons, his were noted for their length. He
would, it is said, preach four hours, and after two sermons in
the warm season, his congregation would disperse for distant
homes at sundown.
The Associate-Reformed denomination was a branch of the
Presbyterian church and it retained many characteristics of the
primitive kirk of Scotland. The denomination was formed at
the close of the Revolutionary war by a union of the Associate
(Seceder) and the Reformed (Covenanter) presbyteries of
America and named by the union of their names. Their wor-
ship was simple ; the}' sang only the psalms of the Bible;
rejecting ail hymns of human composition ; they also objected
to the use of musical instruments in public worship, as well as
to choirs and all tunes in which the parts alternated or which
required a repetition of lines or words. In the administration
of the Lord's Supper, the communicants arose during the sing-
ing of a psalm and took their places at a table, and the minis-
ter dispensed the bread and wine, standing at the head of the
table. The denomination gave a liberal support to its minis-
ters, and even at this time insisted on classical and philosoph-
ical learning in the ministry.
'. The Mill Creek church stood near the center of what soon
became the most populous and valuable region of Ohio. It
might have become a large and influential congregation, but
discord and dissension came. The question of religious liberty
caused turmoil and finally schism in this pioneer church in the
forests of the Nortnwest territory. In May, 1799, the Asso-
ciate-Reformed synod adopted certain amendments to the
Westminster Confession of Faith, which rendered it more con-
formable to the American notions of religious toleration. A
single word was changed in the catechism. The Westminster
Larger Catechism enumerated "tolerating a false religion"
among the sins forbidden by the second commandment. The
word "authorizing" was substituted for "tolerating."
Mr. Warwick had been in the country only seven years at
this time, and he was far from being imbued with the American
\
1900.] Jeremiah Morrow. 17
ideas of the inviolability of the rights of conscience and the
exemption of religion from civil authority, while his blind con-
servatism made him a stubborn opponent of any alterations in
the standards of the church. He at once denounced the action
of the synod and continued to inveigh in his pulpit against the
doctrine of unlimited toleration in religion and the amendments
to the Confession of Faith, and finally on November 11, 1800,
formally withdrew from the Associate-Reformed church and
endeavored to take his congregation with him into a new
ecclesiastical organization.
Elder Morrow was the chief opponent of this schism. He
believed in the separation of church and state and he approved
of the amendments to the church standards. A public meeting
was held at the church for the purpose of preserving its unity,
and the appeal then made by the young farmer and surveyor
against the UioaifcctiOu oi the pastor called tno attention o*
many pioneers to his ability and intelligence, and induced
them to support him for a civil office not long after. In this
rude church were debated the same questions of the relation
of church and state that caused the secession of the Erskines
from the church of Scotland in 1733, and afterward that of
Chalmers in 1843.
Mr. Warwick and Rev. Alexander McCoy held a conference
at Washington, Pennsylvania, and on January 27, 1801, organ-
ized a new sect which they styled "The Reformed Dissenting
Presbyterian Church in North America." Seven years later
the same two ministers, being still the only ministers of their
presbytery, met at the Three Ridges meeting house in Wash-
ington county, Pennsylvania, and adopted "An Act, Declaration
and Testimony" which with a history of the church was pub-
lished at Wheeling, Virginia, in 1809, in an octavo volume of
116 pages. This volume manifests a decided opposition on
the part of its authors to the American idea of religious tolera-
tion. They denied that every man has a right to worship God
according to the dictates of his own conscience, if he worships
in a manner contrary to the word of God. They declared also
that the civil magistrate should support and establish the true
religion of Jesus Christ and suppress all infidelity, blasphemy
and heresy.
The new sect was popularly called WTarwickites in Ohio. It
maintained a feeble existence for fifty years, seldom numbering
18 Jeremiah Morrow. Dan.,
more than three ministers at a time and sometimes only two.
Mr. Warwick continued to preach with faithfulness to his small
and scattered flocks until he was more than three score, and
ten. He died in 1832.
At the time of Mr. Warwick's schism there were twenty
families in the Mill Creek congregation and seven of them
followed him out of the church. Chiefly through Mr. Morrow's
influence the majority remained in the Associate-Reformed
faith, forming a congregation which not long after took the
name of Sycamore and removed its place of worship to a point
not far from Sixteen Mile Stand in Hamilton county. For
more than half a century Jeremiah Morrow was a member and
ruling elder of this congregation, and upon no one did it rely
more for both moral and material support. In 1858 the con-
gregation went into the union which formed the United Pres-
byterian church. On September 6, J 898, the Sycamore united
Presbyterian church celebrated the one hundredth anniversary
of its organization, and it was at that time one of the very few
churches in the Miami valley of any denomination one hundred
years old.
First Public Services.
In October, 1800, Jeremiah Morrow was first called into
public life, being elected a Representative in the legislature of
the Northwest territory. The elections for Representatives in
the territorial legislature were held at the seats of justice in
the respective counties, and voters in the extensive county of
Hamilton, which included the settlements as far up the Miamis
as Dayton and Xenia, were compelled to go to Cincinnati to
exercise the elective franchise. There was little of democracy
in the government established by the celebrated ordinance of
1787. The people were seldom called on to exercise the right
of suffrage. No one could vote unless he owned fifty acres of
land, and all the officers were required to be land owners — the
Governor, of one thousand acres ; the Secretary and Judges, of
five hundred acres each ; members of the Legislative Council,
five hundred acres each ; and members of the House of Repre-
sentatives, two hundred acres each. Representatives in the
legislature only were elected by the people.
The election of 1800 was held under a territorial law which
required the polls to be opened in each county at the court
■
1906.] Jeremiah Morrow. 19
house or place of holding courts on the second Tuesday of
October, between the hours of ten and eleven in the forenoon
and kept open until five o'clock in the afternoon, and then
opened the next day from ten to five o'clock, and then finally
closed, unless some candidate or the judges desired the election
to be continued, in which case the polls were to be opened a
third and last day from ten until three o'clock. The election
at Cincinnati continued three days and the poll was taken viva
voce. Seven Representatives were chosen from Hamilton
county. Thirty-five persons had been announced as candidates
in the Western Spy, twenty-four of whom received votes. The
whole number of votes cast, it is believed, did not exceed
three hundred.*
The Second Territorial Legislature, to which Jeremiah Mor-
row was elected, convened at Chillicothe November 23, 1801,
and remained in session sixty days. Tnis was the first legisla-
tive body which met in the old state house at Chillicothe.
This structure, believed to have been the first public edifice
built of stone in the territory, was commenced in 1800 and
completed the next year. The convention which framed the
first constitution of Ohio, and the first legislature of the state
also met in it, and it continued to be the state house of Ohio
until 1810. The building is said .to have been ill adapted to
the purpose for which it was built. "The house," says Samuel
Williams, "occupied the room on the ground floor, a very
uncomfortable, badly lighted and roughly finished room, with
a fireplace at each end and a wide, open stairway out of one
corner leading up to the second floor. All the wood which
could be piled on the fires failed to heat the large room in
winter. The senate occupied a room on the second floor. This
was a low room with a platform for the Speaker's seat at one
side, and long, roughly made tables on the floor with plain
Windsor chairs ranged behind for the reverend Senators."
Governor Arthur St. Clair, as he was wont to do, met the two
branches of the legislature in the hall of the House of Repre-
sentatives, and standing before them in a dress of the Revolu-
tionary period, his hair clubbed and powdered, delivered in
person his annual message, after the manner of Washington
and Adams.
... *Only the vote^vf the successful candidates has been preserved by publication in the
Rt&i*nSpn): Moses "Miller, 284: Jolin Smith, 273; Francis I)uulav\v22'J; Jeremiah Mor-
*«*v, 212 ; Daniel Keeder, 204 ; John Ludlow, 187 ; Jacob White, 162.
20 Jeremiah Morrozv. [Jan.,
The unpopularity of St. Clair with the masses was great and
increasing. This was due in part to his unfortunate defeat by
the Indians and his identification with the Federal party, then
fast falling into disrepute, but chiefly to the disposition he
manifested to enlarge his own powers and restrict those of the
Assembly. He strenuously insisted on his right to establish
new counties and fix county seats by his own proclamation.
Having an absolute negative on the acts of the two houses he
freely exercised it. Of thirty acts passed at their first session,
he vetoed eleven. He was accused of usurpation and tyranny.
Many began to look to the admission of the territory into- the
Union as a state as the only escape from a government they
deemed harsh and oppressive.
The friends of the Governor were the opponents of a state
government and had a large majority in the legislature. The.
eastern division of the territory was rapidly increasing in pop-
ulation. The time was fast approaching when its numbers
would entitle it to become one of the states. To retard its
admission into the Union and to prolong the territorial govern-
ment, an alteration of the boundaries was proposed, so as to
form two states of what is now Ohio. As Congress only could
change the boundaries of the proposed states as" established by
the ordinance of 1787, an act was introduced into the legisla-
ture declaring the assent of the territory to an alteration of the
boundaries, and was in the nature of a petition to Congress.
It was proposed that the eastern state to be formed northwest
of the Ohio should be bounded on the west by the Scioto, the
old Indian boundary, and the western extremity of the Con-
necticut Reserve..
This was one of the first bills introduced at the session and
was the first to become a law. Strong influences were brought
to bear upon the members to secure its passage. The Governor
did not hesitate to labor for its success. Jacob Burnet, of Cin-
cinnati, a member of the council and one of the ablest members
of the legislature, was its friend. It was suggested that, with
Chillicothe left on the boundary between the two states, the
other two important towns of the territory, Marietta and Cin-
cinnati, would become capitals. It was urged that although
the people did not select the Governor, Judges and Legislative
Council, the general government paid the salaries of these
officers and that the inhabitants were as yet too few and poor
1900.] Jeremiah Morrow, 21
to bear the expense of a state government. And, privately, if
not publicly, it was argued that the people of the territory did
not possess the requisite intelligence for the formation of a
constitution. "A multitude of^indigent and ignorant people,"
wrote Governor St. Clair, "are but ill qualified to form a con-
stitution and government for themselves." The people, he
said, were all so poor that, except in the few towns, there is
scarcely a habitation to be seen better than an Indian wigwam.
The bill passed the council unanimously and the house with
two-thirds in the affirmative. Believing that any alteration of
the boundaries for the new states established by the ordinance
of 1787 was unnecessary and that a delay in the formation of a
state government was unwise, Mr. Morrow voted against the
measure. After its passage, seven members of the house,
Tiffin, Worthington, Langham, Massie, Darlington, Dunlavy
s&ti Morrow, recorded their solemn pretest against it and
began an appeal to the people and to Congress with a deter-
mination to defeat the object of the bill and to secure an early
admission of the eastern division of the territory into the
Union as a state. Their triumph was speedy and complete.
Congress not only refused to sanction the alteration of the
boundaries, but passed an act enabling the inhabitants, to form
a constitution.
The contest in the territory over the question of forming a
state government was one of great bitterness. Fast friends
became enemies for life. The passage of the act for dividing
the territory produced a high degree- of excitement in the
public. mind. The supporters of the measure were denounced
as aristocrats and enemies of the people, whose object was the
perpetuation of colonial bondage. In -the same number of the
Western Spy which announced the passage of the act, was a
communication beginning, "Rouse from your stupor and leth-
argy." In Chillicothe political excitement was at fever heat,
and a mob led by Michael Baldwin, a dissolute but talented
lawyer, held possesson of the town for two nights threatening
to do personal violence to some members of the legislature on
the side of the majority and to burn the Governor in effigy.
On the announcement of the rejection by Congress of the
proposition to divide the territory the people of Chillicothe
illuminated their houses.
22 Jeremiah Morrow. [Jan.,
The election of the members of the convention which formed
the first constitution of Ohio was held on the second Tuesday
of October, 1802, and awakened very general interest through-
out the territory. Numerous candidates were announced. The
Federalists generally opposed the formation of a state consti-
tution at that time and had hopes of defeating the object of
the convention, as the enabling act of Congress provided that
the convention when first assembled should determine by a
vote of the majority of the delegates elected whether or not it
was expedient at that time to form a constitution and state
government. The election of Representatives in the Territo-
rial Legislature and of members of the convention took place
on the same day, but at different places, members of the con-
vention being chosen under the act of Congress at the court
house in each county, Representatives in election districts into
which the counties were divided under a recent act of the leg-
islature. For some of the inhabitants, as at Dayton, the two
places of voting were fifty miles apart. The chief interest was
in the election of members of the convention. Congress had
dispensed with the freehold qualification of voters at the elec-
tion and a large vote was cast.
In Hamilton county, which was entitled to twice as many
delegates as any other, the contest was an animated one.
Some weeks before the election representatives from seventeen
Republican Corresponding Societies met at the Big Hill, near
Springdale, and nominated a ticket with the following names :
Francis Dunlavy, William Goforth, C. W. Byrd, Jeremiah Mor-
row, J. W. Browne, J. Kitchell, Stephen Wood, John Paul,
Thomas Smith, and John Wilson. This was probably the first
nominating convention held in southwestern Ohio. These
Republican societies probably originated during the preva-
lence of the excitement aroused by the proposition to divide
the territory. One year later, Francis Dunlavy, then President
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, was chairman at a meet-
ing of the Republican Corresponding Societies of the counties
of Hamilton, Butler, Warren, Montgomery and Greene, held
at the house of John Beatty in Butler county, for the nomina-
tion of candidates for the various offices. All the candidates
nominated at the Big Hill convention were elected except two.
Messrs. Wood and Thomas Smith were defeated and in their
places John Smith, a talented and popular Republican member
1006.] Jeremiah Morrow. 23
of the Territorial Legislature, who had voted for the alteration
of boundaries and had failed of an indorsement by the Repub-
lican societies, and John Reily, a highly esteemed Federalist
who had served as clerk of the Territorial House of Repre-
sentatives, were elected. After the result of the election was
known the Republicans celebrated their victory at Cincinnati.*
The convention assembled at Chillicothe November 1, 1802,
and remained in session four weeks, the constitution being
signed and the convention adjourning November 29. Perhaps
no state constitution was ever framed in a shorter time. The
members received from an appropriation by the first state
legislature for their services, two dollars per day during their
attendance, and two dollars for every twenty-five miles traveled
in going to and from the convention. A large majority of the
delegates were politically supporters of the administration of
President Jefferson. Six put of the seven protectants against
the division of the territory were present, while of the twenty-
five who had supported that measure, only two, John Smith of
Hamilton county and Ephraim Cutler of Washington county,
had been successful at the polls.
The delegates were urged, even after their arrival at Chilli-
cothe, to postpone the formation of a constitution, and after
the organization of the convention and before it had proceeded
to business a proposal from Governor St. Clair to address the
convention was received. As it was known that the Governor
favored delay, the proposition was resisted by several mem-
bers. After it had been discussed for some time, a motion was
adopted by a majority of five, couched in the following words :
"That Arthur St. Clair, Sen., Esq., be permitted to address the
convention on those points he deems of importance." The
phraseology of the resolution compared with the proposal of
Governor St. Clair to address the convention as chief magis-
trate of the territory, is indicative of the feeling against him.
The Governor, in his address, animadverted with severity on
some of the provisions of the enabling act of Congress and
advised the postponement of the organization of a state gov-
* The Western Spy reported that in Hamilton county 99 candidates were voted for, and
Rave the names and'the vote of those who received over fifty votes as follows: Francis
l'uuhivy. i.6.to; John Paul. 1,630: .Jeremiah Morrow, 1,536; C. VT. Byrd, 1,338 ; John Wilson,
J :>1 ;,J. Kitehell. 1,172; Wm. Goforth. 1 128: J. W. Browne. 1,066: John Smith, H64; John
.J'Uj!y^J4; w. James, 910 ; Thomas Smith, 887; S.Wood, 791; W. C. Scnenck. 638 ; Win.
MvMiUan. 621; Jacob Burnet, 511; John Bigger, 500; .Tohn Ludlow, 571: James McClure,
*S8; W. Ward, 31a ; Jacob White, 251; B. Van Cieve, 218: David E. Wude, 183; Abner Ger-
ard, Wj ; j, Corblv, I2i. The first-named ten were elected.
24 Jeremiah Morrow. [Jan.,
eminent until it could be done without conditions. The char-
acter of the address was such that President Jefferson felt
justified in removing St. Clair from his office. " After the
address a resolution "that it is expedient at this time to form
a constitution and state government," was adopted, Judge
Cutler, alone, voting in the negative.
The different articles and subjects of the constitution were
referred to separate committees. Morrow was chairman of the
committee appointed to prepare the fourth article on elections
and qualifications of electors. In some of the debates on this
article, great diversity of opinion and much warmth of feeling
was manifested. The motion to strike out the word white, so
as to give persons of color the right to vote, was defeated by
a vote of 14 yeas to 19 nays. A large minority of the conven-
tion were disposed to declare colored inhabitants citizens in
the full sense of the term with equal privileges and rights.
Others contended against allowing them any other privileges
than the protection of the laws. Such was the warmth of
feeling on this subject that fears were entertained that it might
embarrass, if not defeat, the object of the convention. The
phraseology of the constitution as finally adopted was such as
to show that, as people of color had no agency in its forma-
tion, they should have none in its administration. There was,
however, a much stronger feeling in favor of equal rights with-
out regard to color than was manifested in the convention
which fifty years later formed the second constitution of Ohio.
The striking characteristic of the government of the state of
Ohio is the extremely limited powers of the Governor. This
is to be explained in the jealousy of executive power and the
conviction of the pernicious influence of executive patronage,
which dominated the Republicans who had elevated Mr. Jef-
ferson to the Presidency, of which school were most of the
members of the convention, and their own recollection of the
manner in which the Governor of the territory had exercised
his veto and other powers of a strong executive confided to
him by the ordinance.
Before the convention adjourned an address to the President
and Congress was adopted expressive of their gratitude for the
prompt measures adopted to enable the people of the North-
west territory to emerge from their colonial government and
their unequivocal approbation of the measures of the adminis-
2?*v,:**&:
i/a*-1"
s
MM
^Z&0$0
v-t %
WkJL-\
I. J
_<*^L-^U-
From a Daguerbeotvpe taken at Lebanon, one Week before His Death, by
Marcus Mote.
I
1906.] Jeremiah Morrow. 25
tration. The constitution was signed by all the delegates. It
was never submitted to a vote of the people, and no formal act
admitting fhe new state was passed, but February 19, 1803*
when Congress first recognized it as a state, is taken as the
date of admission of Ohio into the Union.
On the second Tuesday of January, 1803, the first election
under the constitution of the state of Ohio was held. The only
officers elected were a Governor, members of the legislature,
Sheriffs and Coroners. Hamilton county was entitled to four
Senators and eight Representatives in the General Assembly.
In that county, twenty-two persons received votes for Gov-
ernor, thirty-six for Senator, ninety-seven for Representative,
and sixteen for Coroner. Morrow was elected one of the four
Senators.* The Republicans were overwhelmingly successful
throughout the state, Edward Tiffin -receiving nearly all the
votes cast for Governor. Even the Federal stronghold or
Marietta was carried by the Republicans. In many parts of
the state, the Federalists, knowing they could not elect a
Governor, refused to vote at all, or cast their ballots blank for
that office.
The first General Assembly of the state of Ohio convened at
Chillicothe March 1, 1803, and set in operation the machinery
of the government of the new state. Judicial and executive
officers were elected, their duties defined and salaries fixed.
The Governor was allowed a salary of 8900 ; the three Judges
of the Supreme Court, 8900 each ; the three President Judges
of the Court of Common Pleas, each 8750 ; the State Auditor,
8700 ; the State Treasurer, 8-100 ; the Secretary of State, 8400,
and members of the General Assembly, 82.00 per day. Eight
new counties were organized, four of which were formed in
whole or in part from the large county of Hamilton. The
northern boundary of that county, after the new counties were
struck off, ran one mile south of Mr. Morrow's farm, placing
his residence in Warren county.
On April 15 the legislature passed an act appointing Jeremiah
Morrow, Jacob White and William Ludlow commissioners to
locate the college township granted by Congress for the benefit
Or the people of Symmes's purchase. These commissioners in
•The vote for four Senators in Hamilton countv stood: John Paul, 1.400; Jeremiah
Morrow. 1,374: Francis Dunlavy. 1,362; Daniel Symmes, 754; John Reily, 749: William
ward, '2HH The vote of the Deerfield election district was thrown out on account of some
iTi-puhiritv; otherwise Morrow and Dunlavy. who resided in that district, and had been
iv-olute friends of a state government, would probably have stood tirst in the list.
26 Jeremiah Morrow. [Jan.,
the following summer proceeded to explore the vacant and
unsold lands of the United States in the Cincinnati land dis-
trict in order to make choice of the tract in all respects best
suited for the purpose, "having due regard to the quality of
the land, the situation for health, the goodness of the water
and the advantage of inland navigation." They selected, and
on September 1 registered in the land office at Cincinnati the
township of Oxford in Butler county, on which was afterward
established Miami University, which long maintained a position
as the leading educational institution west of the Allegheny
mountains. On account of numerous sales of land in every
township of the Miami purchase, the college lands were of
necessity located west of the Great Miami and outside the
bounds of the' purchase, and even in the township selected
which bordered on the state line, some sections had already
been sold and the deficiency was ro?de up from an adjoining
township.
The. legislature elected Thomas Worthington, of Ross, and
John Smith, of Hamilton county, the first United States Sena-
tors from Ohio, and passed an act providing for a special elec-
tion for the election of one Representative in Congress to
which the new state was entitled. At the close of the session,
at the solicitation of a large majority of the Republican mem-
bers, Jeremiah Morrow was brought forward as a candidate for
Congress.
We may close this history of the transition of Ohio from a
territorial to a state government with a reference to the fortunes
in the distribution of the offices of the new state, of the seven
members of the Territorial Legislature of 1801 who formally
protested against the division of the territory and the delay of
its admission into the Union. Dr. Edward Tiffin became the
first Governor ; Thomas Worthington, one of the first United
States Senators ; Nathaniel Massie, first Speaker of the State
Senate ; Elias Langham, Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives in the General Assembly which met in December, 1804 ;
Joseph Darlington, Senator from Adams county in the first
General Assembly and first Clerk of the Supreme and Common
Pleas Courts of his county ; Francis Dunlavy, first President
Judge of the first Judicial Circuit of Ohio, embracing one-third
of the state, and Jeremiah Morrow, first Representative in
Congress. On the other hand, of the majority of the legisla-
1906.] Jeremiah Morrow, 27
ture who had opposed the formation of a state government,
Jacob Burnet, their leader, wrote thirty-five years later, that
popular feeling "bore down every man who opposed the
scheme of a state government. My political influence and
that of my associates sank into one common grave. We were
proscribed, and as soon as the plan of our competitors was
consummated, we submitted to our destiny with a good grace
and withdrew from all participation in the politics of the day.
I devoted myself exclusively to the duties and labors of my
profession."
(To be continued.)
CAPTAIN BENJAMIN BROWN.
Brief Record of His Military^ Service -in the War for •
American Independence.
By William E. Gilmore, Chillicothe, Ohio.
CAPTAIN BENJAMIN BROWN, progenitor of the
somewhat numerous families of that, and other names
resultant from marriage, and yet resident in Athens
county and other parts of southern Ohio, was born in Leicester
(which name was afterward changed to Spencer), Massachu-
setts, October 6th, 1745.
In the history of Leicester, written by Governor Emory
Washburn of Massachusetts, it is recorded that William Brown,
grandfather of Benjamin, came from England to that colony
in 1686.. and to Leicester in 1721, where he continued to live
until his death, which occurred in 1750. He is mentioned as a
gallant soldier in the Indian wars, and as a prominent citizen
of Leicester.
John Brown, son of William and father of Benjamin, is also
recorded by Governor Washburn as having served conspicu-
ously in the French and Indian wars, and as having commanded
a company during the siege and capture of Louisburg, in 1745.
He served as a member of the General Court of the Colony
for twenty years, and died in 1791, at the age of eighty-eight.
Of his nineteen children, born to him of his two wives, four
served gallantly in the Revolutionary armies, from the begin-
ning of the struggle. These were John, born in 1733 ; Perley,
born in 1737 ; Benjamin, born in 1745 ; and William, born in
1758. The other two sons, Caleb, born in 1760, and Daniel,
born in 1761, were too young for military service.
In November, 1774, Benjamin Brown took an active part in
forming a regiment of "Minute Men," the first organization of
its kind, in Hampshire county, Massachusetts. This he and
two of his brothers joined.
This regiment was at first commanded by Colonel Barnard,
but marched to Concord under the command of Lieutenant
Colonel Williams, of Northneld, and took part in the fighting
at Lexington, April 19th, 1775 — Benjamin Brown then acting
as quartermaster.
28
1900.] Captain Benjamin Brown. 29
On June 17th, 1775, he and his brothers John and Perley
took part in the battle of Bunker Hill. John was severely
wounded twice, and was carried off the field by Perley.
Just prior to this battle — about June 5th — Benjamin Brown
commanded a party of men who drove off a considerable herd
of cattle, intended as the food of the British troops in Boston,
and which were being fed on Noddle's Island, so close to Bos-
ton that it is now included in the city limits. While upon this
service he discovered that the British sloop "Diana" was hard
aground in the shallow water of Maiden Ways, and that the
officers of the vessel and a part of its crew were junketing in
Boston, awaiting high tide to get her off. Brown, being familiar
with the water there, immediately returned with his detach-
ment, and at night waded out to the sloop, captured and
burned her.
While at Cambridge (and on the same day that Washington
there took command of the Colonial army), Benjamin received
a commission as lieutenant in Captain Hugh Maxwell's com-
pany of Colonel William Prescott's regiment of the Massachu-
setts Line.
After the evacuation of Boston by the British in March,
1776, he and his brothers accompanied the regiment to New
York, and participated in all the fighting of that campaign and
the retreat of the Americans from Long Island. At the battle
of White Plains his brother Perley was killed, and his younger
brother, William, was wounded and taken prisoner. The latter
was sent by his captors to the prison-ships in Wallabout Bay
and died there a few days later.
In December, 1776, Benjamin Brown was in the command of
General Parsons, which captured Hackensack.
On the first of January, 1777, he was promoted to a captaincy
and assigned to the Eighth regiment of the Massachusetts
Line, of which Michael Jackson was colonel, John Brooks
(afterward^Governor of Massachusetts) was lieutenant colonel,
and William Hull (subsequently Governor of Michigan) was
was major. He served in this regiment until the fall of 1779.
In June,U777, Jackson's regiment was with the forces hastily
sent to Albany to meet the British army under General Bur-
goyne, and about the middle of the month it was sent with a
detachment commanded by Benedict Arnold to the relief of
Fort Stanwix, then seriously threatened by the British force
30 Captain Be?ijamin Brown. [Jan.,
in command of Colonel St. Leger, which was pressing down
the valley of the Mohawk toward Albany, where it was intended
St. Leger should join Burgoyne.
This expedition was eminently successful. Fort Stanwix was
relieved, and the British retreated before Arnold so hastily that
their camp and artillery fell into the hands of the Americans.
While upon this expedition, and encamped at German Flats,
Colonel Jackson learned that the British flag had been hoisted
over the strong stone house of Major Tenbreck, not far away,
and that a body of Tories commanded by the infamous and
cruel Indian leader, Major Butler, garisoned the place, in which,
also, was a large amount of provisions and military stores.
Jackson immediately sent Captain Brown and his company
to capture the garrison. Before daybreak Brown and his men
reached the vicinity undiscovered, the men being concealed
among the trees.
Captain Brown, who was possessed of great strength and
activity, crawled, under cover of bushes and trees, to a point
which he had noticed was the nearest terminus of the beat of
a sentinel on guard at the principal door of the building. Just
as the sentinel reached this point and was in the act of turning,
Brown sprang upon him, bore him to the ground, secured his
musket and awed him into silence.
His men then came up, and with heavy rails taken from a
nearby fence, they suddenly attacked and beat in the strong
door and rushed into the hall. Here Brown was met by the
two surprised and frightened Tory officers, who at once sur-
rendered themselves, the garrison, arms and stores, uncondi-
tionally ; all of which was turned over to Colonel Jackson
when the regiment came up a few hours later.
General Burgoyne, with his army of eight thousand British
and Hessian regulars and contingent of Indian allies, had met,
at first, witn nothing but success ; and had caused almost a
panic of despair among the Americans in the northern portion
of the colonies. But this very desperation had brought about
the salvation of the patriot cause, by sending volunteers to the
little army of General Schuyler ; and when General Gates
assumed command, the tide had already begun to turn. Beside
the relief of Fort Stanwix and the retreat of St. Leger, a body
of raw Vermont militia commanded by General Stark had met
and signally defeated, with a loss of six hundred prisoners, a
1906.] Captain Benjamin Brown. 31
large detachment which was sent by General Burgoyne, under
the command of General Baum, to seize the American stores
collected at Bennington.
These and other difficulties, which gathered around Bur-
goyne, compelled him to attack Gates at Bemis Heights, where
his army was handled so roughly by the Americans that it fell
back to Saratoga. Here, by the battles of September 1.9th aad
October 7th, the drama of that campaign was brought to a close
by the surrender of the enemy's entire army to General Gates.
What part Captain Benjamin Brown individually bore in the
fight at Bemis Heights I do not know ; but have record evi-
dence of his gallantry on the 19th of September and the 7th
of October;, 1777— the battles which decided the fate of that
British army.
On October 7th, when the principal redoubt of the enemy
was stormed, Jackson's regiment led the assault ; and Brown,
being senior captain, commanded and led the two advance
companies. . The work was strongly garrisoned with Hessian
troops, commanded by Colonel Breymann, and was protected
in front by a thick abatis. Brown and his "covering sergeant"
advanced with axes, and cleft a way through the abatis for his
men. In the process of this act a volley from the garrison
killed his sergeant and a lieutenant, also killing and wounding
a number of his men in their rear. Brown was the first man to.
spring into the redoubt, quickly followed by the regiment. In
this moment he was met face to face by Colonel Breymann ;-
and in the sword duel which ensued, Breymann fell, mortally
wounded, and very soon the garrison surrendered, and the
American flag displaced that of the British on the bastion of
the redoubt.*
Captain Brown continued in the Eighth regiment of the
Massachusetts Line until the fall of 1779 ; but it happened
that, although he "was never off duty for a single day while in
the service" (as he stated under oath subsequently, in applica-
tion for pension), he was not engaged in any important general
battles after those of Saratoga.
He was offered an appointment as aide-de-camp, upon the
staff of General Baron DeKalb, when that officer was about to
* My authority for the facts stated in regard to the assault on the enemy's works, Octo-
ber 7th. is v letter dated August 24tfc,1818, and written by Lieutenant Colonel Brooks, who
Has afterwards Governor of Massachusetts-, and who was immediately in command of the
rtgiment upon that occasion.
32 Captain Benjamin Brown. [Jan.,
start upon his campaign in South Carolina ; but declined the
position. The Continental currency with which the army was
paid had been constantly depreciating for a long while, and by
the summer and fall of 1779 it had reached a point where the
pay of a soldier for a month would not buy a bushel of wheat.
Benjamin Brown's family by this time was in dire straits, and
he felt it his duty to go to their aid, resigning his commission
to do so.
In the late fall of 1796, Captain Benjamin Brown and his
family left their Eastern home, and came to the then Territory
of the United States Northwest of the Ohio River. They set-
tled first in the vicinity of Marietta, but removed in 1799 to
Ames township, Athens county. Here he followed the occupa-
tion of farming for some years, until the increasing infirmities
of oid age compelled him to resign all active labor.
In 1817 he and his wife (nee Jean Thomas, who survived him
for some years) left the farm and spent the remainder of their
lives with the families of their two sons, Judge Archibald G.
Brown, and General John Brown, who resided in the town of
Athens.
Captain Benjamin Brown died October — , 1821. He and
his wife are both interred in the "old graveyard" (on the north
side of the town of Athens), where their resting places are
marked by simple slabs of stone, appropriately inscribed.*
* Authorities for the foregoing record of Captain Benjamin Brown are: Family rec-
ords yet preserved; History of Leicester, Mass., by Governor Washburn; letter of "Lieu-
tenant Colonel John Brooks; Dr. Hildreth's "Lives of the Pioneers of Ohio"; Captain
Brown's sworn statement, recorded in Vol. I, page 132, of Athens Common Pleas Journal ;
affidavit of William Taylor, a comrade officer in his regiment; and finally, Walker's "His-
tory of Athens County.""
The writer of this sketch has made somewhat diligent inquiries for information as to
whether any other "Minute Man" of the famous Massachusetts organization of 1774-5 ever
became a citizen of Ohio, died and was buried here.
Remembering that the "Ohio Company," which purchased the great body of land at
and around the mouth of the Muskingum, and founded Marietta in 17b8. was composed
entirely of those who h;u1 been officer's and soldiers in the Revolutionary War ; and had
lived before, and during that Mar, in Massachusetts and Connecticut; it seems probable, at
least, that other Minute Men died and were buried in our State. But I have not been able
to learn of any other than Captain Benjamin Brown.
- If there were others, I hope the publication of this paper in your excellent magazine
may result in bringing their names and services in the War for American Independence
back to the minds add memories of the present and future generations of grateful and
patriotic residents of our magnificent Ohio.
Chillicothe, O., June iy--5. William E. Gilmore.
x
m
'*&*&!&&%
I 1
!' E
■ym
14
7rW^££*
Filson's Porta it of General St. Clair.
GENERAL ARTHUR ST. CLAIR.
Address delivered at Chillicothe. Ohio, by William H. Hunter, on the occasion of the
presentation of a portrait of Gen. St. Clair to the Public Library of that city,
and again read before the ••Old Northwest'" Genealogical Society,
April 6, and at Marietta College, September 29, 1905.
I AM pleased beyond measure to-night to present through
you to the Chillicothe Public Library this portrait of Gen-
eral Arthur St. Clair, Governor of the Northwest Territory
from its organization until within a few weeks of the time
when it was divided and the eastern portion was set off as the
State of Ohio.
A gentleman was St. Clair ; a man of noble blood, high
attainments, ambitious, enterprising, diligent, honorable, patri-
otic ; a soldier, brave and strong ; a statesman, who had the
courage of conviction that he maintained when a change of
front would have given him greater influence and greater power
in the arena of politics.
This portrait is from the master brush of Charles P. Filson,
of Steubenville, an artist worthy the task of portraying upon
canvas the features of men active in the early history of Ohio,
for his heart is in the work. In his veins flows not only the
blood of artists, but also the virile current of those who have
created and those who have recorded history. His great-great-
uncle was John Filson, who laid out the first legal town in Ohio,
upon the ground that afterward became the nucleus of Cincin-
nati ; the historian and artist who drew the first map of Ken-
tucky, who wrote Kentucky's first history, and whose death at
the hands of the savage redman on the soil of Ohio is one of
the tragedies of the Northwest.
The artist's father was also an artist and a historian, through
whose persistent solicitations as president of the Jefferson
County Historical Society, your speaker was induced to pre-
serve in abiding print the annals of Eastern Ohio, which would
have been lost to posterity had it not been for Mr. David
Filson's zealous interest.
The work of the son is a noteworthy instance of the power
of heredity. A pupil of E. F. Andrews, from whose brush
came the most perfect portraits of Thomas Jefferson, Martha
Washington, Dolly Madison and Lucy Webb Hayes, of sacred
memory, which adorn the walls of the White House, Filson
became even more accurate than his instructor as a delineator
of features upon canvas ; his work is acknowledged superior
to that of his master by his master's most friendly critic. He
has genius sustained by industry and diligence, re-enforced by
sincerity and desire — the factors that always make for perfec-
tion. ^ Mr. Filson is not without recognition in Chillicothe ; in
our own library hangs a portrait of James Ross, the Senator,
33
34 General Arthur St. Clair. [Jan.,
who was one of St. Clair's most intimate friends, and in the.
Ross County Court House is fixed a medallion of Governor
Tiffin, his strongest antagonist.- Both of these works of art
are from the brush and chisel of Filson, and in presenting this
portrait to-night I feel proud of its excellence, for it is equal
to any other he has produced and has been declared much
superior in its strength of depicted character to either of the
two celebrated paintings of St. Clair by Peel.
Why do I, a Democrat, the political antipode of St. Clair,
present this picture to the City of Chillicothe, the scene of St.
Clair's greatest defeat ; the home of the Virginians — Tiffin,
Worthington, Massie — the Jeffersonians, the Democrats, who
antagonized this great man and accomplished the occultation
of his ascendant star; who in spite of his strong character and
intelligence, successfully opposed his power of organization
and political sagacity, and gave Ohio her present boundary ?
Why do I do this, when, as a reader of history and a student
of political economics, I am a partisan of the Virginians and an
opponent of Lhe St. Clair party in that momentous contest , I,
a Democrat, born and bred, with all the traditions of my fam-
ily to guide my course divergent from that followed by St.
Clair, why should I be an admirer of a Federalist of the St.
Clair school ?
There are many reasons. Whatever I may be politically or
religiously, I hope with it all I am patriotic. Whatever may
be my birthright, I have a pride of family and of blood which
vitalizes a feeling of admiration for the friends of my fore-
bears: My great-grandfather and General St. Clair were
friends and neighbors ; they were prominent in political and
religious affairs in what is now Westmoreland County, Penn-
sylvania ; they were together at the Hannastown convention,
May 16, 1775, at which a declaration of independence from
the pen of St. Clair was adopted ; they were in the Revolu-
tionary War together, and were fellow officials in the county
of which they were pioneer settlers.
While there was deviation in their paths of life, particularly
in politics and religion, the St. Clairs being Fedralists and
Episcopalians, the Hunters, Jeffersonians and Presbyterians,
nevertheless the two had much in common, Both families
were of the Normans who settled in the Scottish Lowlands.
My people afterward settled in the North of Ireland and
migrated to America in the eighteenth century, the same time
as St. Clair. The former came because of hatred to the home
government on account of religious persecution ; St. Clair, a
faithful soldier of the British crown. St. Clair fought in the
French and Indian War because he was a loyal Briton ; my
first American ancestor fought to protect his own fireside.
When St. Clair and my great-grandfather met as pioneers in
the beautiful Ligonier Valley, one, a servant of the English
A
0?®34
FlLSON.
'
1906.] General Arthur St. Clair. 35
crown, the other, a hater of the King, one, interested in the
Episcopal Church, the church which had driven my people
from Ireland, the other, Presbyterian, with all the zeal inspired
by that communion for free government, they were friends ;
for the enmities of the mother country did not come across
the water, or at least there was no room for them in the pres-
ence of the common enemy of the pioneer.
Even before the tocsin of war was sounded throughout the
colonies, the two were together at Hannastown. It was a
pleasure for my great-grandfather to take up arms against
Great Britain ; it was an opporunity for giving expression to
resentment and protest, the occasion he had long wished for.
With St. Clair it was different ; to him it was like severing
heartstrings, and his new allegiance was taken up only after
long and painful communings with himself. He had no per-
sonal incentive to oppose the crown, and it was not without
sacrifice of innate ideas of monarchy that he made common
cnuse with his neighbors in their grievances and buckled on
the armor to fight for liberty. When the issue was joined not
even Washington himself manifested greater desire to enter
the lists and fight for freedom and the American Colonies. St.
Clair entered the contest with a sincere heart ; he was not rash
or hasty, but took up arms after full deliberation ; and then,
knowing he was right, he gave to the cause his fortune as well
as his trained services.
At the Hannastown convention a flag was also adopted.
This flag had on it a representation of the rattlesnake with the
motto — "Tread on me at your peril," the significance of which
is apparent.
St. Clair would have preferred that Great Britain adopt con-
ciliatory measures toward the colonies ; my people preferred
that the war should go forward ; but when St. Clair drew his
sword he threw away the scabbard. He was a loyal subject of
King George up to the hour his sovereign cast aside all sense
of justice and right. He was not a traitor; he was a rebel,
engaged in a rebellion which was a holy cause.
He was one of the central figures of the Revolution. From
the day of the Hannastown convention he was actively en-
gaged in conference or in battle ; and no man did more for
freedom in that conflict at arms. No man made greater finan-
cial sacrifices, no other made greater personal effort to attain
American independence than did St. Clair. And yet, after it
was all over ; after America had won her freedom from the
galling yoke of Great Britain, when he should have been per-
mitted to enjoy the peace of civil service won by his arms, he
was assailled with malignant vituperation by his fellows. He
was not treated as a gentleman and a soldier, but as a tyrant
who sought to enthrall the people. But of this later.
36 General Arthur St. Clair, m Qan.,
General St. Clair was born at Thurso, Scotland, March 23,
1734, coming of noble ancestry which dated back the Norman
conquest. It was the desire of his parents that he become a
physician, and with this idea in view he was apprenticed to Dr.
William Hunter, then the most noted doctor in the kingdom.
But this was not to his liking, and at the age of twenty-three
years he purchased his time, and obtaining a commission in
the British army, came to America. In 1759 he was assigned
to duty as a Lieutenant in Wolfe's command in the French and
Indian War. He was at the fall of Quebec, where he gave
valiant service to his country, after which he obtained a fur-
lough, and going to Boston, he bore dispatches to General
Gage, a relative. Here he courted and married Phoebe Bay-
ard, a woman of wealth and noble blood, receiving with her a
fortune of over 870,000. In 1764 he accepted office under
William Penn, the proprietor of the Colony of Pennsylvania,
and with his family removed to Bedford. Shortly after he was
made Commandant of Fort Ligonier by General Gage. For
his services in the French and Indian 'War he was given a vast
estate in the Ligonier valley ; and with the energy that was so
marked a feature in his character he devoted himself to mak-
ing improvements, investing in mills and houses a large portion
of his fortune. He was active in the affairs of his county and
colony ; and although heretofore a partisan of the King, when
the rumbling that foretold the coming revolution began to dis-
turb the whole country, even to the remote frontier where he
was busily engaged, he saw that rebellion against Great Britain
Avas the only hope of the colonies, and he became one of the
most active adherents of the cause of liberty. His recognized
military skill was appreciated by Washington, and after he had
organized the frontier settlers into a defensive army he joined
that leader and during the war arose to a Brigadier General-
ship. He took a leading part in the battles of Princeton and
Brandywine ; he fought with Sullivan against the Six Nations ;
was a commissioner to arrange a cartel with the British ; was a
member of the court-martial which tried and convicted Major
Andre ; and participated in the capture of Cornwallis at York-
town. He was in the war from the first bugle call to the taps
of peace, and through it all was a friend and confidant of Wash-
ington. He not only performed service in the field of carnage ;
he gave as much as 850,000 from his own means to prosecute
the patriot cause, employing his fortune to purchase food and
munitions of war for the troops. For this outlay of private
funds he was never reimbursed ; he was never even thanked,
but on the other hand, in later years, he was malignantly
reviled for deeds he accomplished as well as for lack of action
in other directions.
The first Governor of the Northwest Territory was no pigmy ;
he was no time-serving politician who hoped to gain wealth
ir
1900.] General Arthur St. Clair. ^ 37
through holding office. He was a patriot who willingly and
without regret made sacrifices for the cause of independence
such as ho other man of his time, save Robert Morris, made,-
made, or would have made.
. But those who can appreciate the sensibility of a noble
nature can realize how St. Clair felt the poignant sting of
ingratitude and how the iron must have entered his soul.
On his return to Westmoreland County after the war, he
found himself financially ruined ; all his improvements had
suffered decadence ; his investments in mills built for the ben-
efit of the settlers, were as if put to the vandal torch ; there
was nothing left save the land, and this he had mortgaged in
order to obtain funds with which to equip the troops. As his
biographer states, the comfortable fortune and the valuable
offices which were all his before he attended the Hannastown
convention, and the eight years of the prime of his life, were
all gone — all given freely and, as I have said, without regret,
for the eg use of freedom and a republic.
In 1783 St. Clair was elected a member of the Council ui
Censors ; and in 1785 was elected a member of Congress. The
next year he was made President of that body and was really
President of the United States, for at that time Washington
had not been chosen Chief Executive. Certainly this act of
the people gave evidence that his ability and patriotism were
considered worthy of recognition.
While in Congress he aided in the passage of the Ordinance
of 1787, made and provided, for the Northwest Territory em-
bracing the present States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin
and Michigan. He was elected Governor of the territory by
Congress without solicitation or even expressed desire on his
part, but was induced to accept the. charge by the promise that
in many legitimate ways its occupancy would enable him to
recover, in part at least, the fortune he had bestowed upon the
American cause.
He went a,bOut his business as Governor with diligence and
capability, his attainments as a scholar, soldier and organizer
giving him confidence in himself and impressing others with
his peculiar fitness. During his seventeen years of residence in
the territory he made his home at Marietta, Cincinnati and
Chillicothe. It was at the latter place, during the meeting of
the Territorial Legislature, when opposition to St. Clair became
so marked in its bitterness, that it is said he was mobbed at the
hotel called Anthony Wayne, kept by Joseph Tiffin, brother of
governor Tiffin and grandfather of Colonel W, E. Gilmore of
Chillicothe.
From the hour St. Clair sailed for America as a soldier, his
star was brilliant above the horizon of events ; and it continued
to rise until, while Commander-in-Chief of the American
armies, when still Governor, it was obscured in his defeat by
38 General Arthur St. Clair. [Jan.,
the Indians, November 4, 1791. And yet, had he been living
in the house of his friends, had he even been among friends,
this disaster would not have injured him ;. it would have been
excused and palliated as many other more ignominious over-
throws have been. But there was even then strong opposition
to St. Clair as Governor, and the reason will be shown as I
proceed. While this defeat could not well have been avoided,
it gave his enemies something to objurgate, and they were very
willing to seize an opportunity for reprobation. Although he
was exonerated by a court-martial, his enemies persisted in
pointing the finger of scorn at him, their purpose being to undo
him as Governor, to break his influence and destroy his power.
His patriotism in the Revolution, his sacrifices, his bravery in
war, his devotion to the American cause, none of these mitigated
in the minds of the Virginians his arrogance as Governor —
their rancor would be satisfied with nothing less than his down-
fall ; and the contest between the two parties came to an end
only when Jefferson removed St. Clair from office.
No other Territorial Governor at any time in his ulYIcial life,
had so active, so exciting and so stormy a career as fell to the
lot of St. Clair in the latter years of his civil life.
Perhaps it is not entirely correct to say that he was unfortu-
nate in being a Federalist in politics, but certainly no Federal-
ist should have been sent to the Northwest Territory, inhabited
as it was by Jeffersonian Democrats. It was unfortunate,
though, that he should have been given the power of veto, for
the employment of this prerogative could have no other effect
than to intensify the partisan hatred of Federalism by the
Democrats, who had the Jeffersonian idea fixed in their minds
that the people should rule, and who believed that it was for
this that the Revolutionary War was fought. At that time
any Federalist would naturally have encountered antagonisms
which would not have arisen against a Virginia Jeffersonian
Democrat. The Jeffersonians were jealous of the rights of the
people.
The mistake of St. Clair's selection was occasioned by the
impression that the people of the territory were principally of
New England blood and therefore Federalists. This was an
error ; beyond the Marietta settlement there were few Feder-
alists in the territory ; the majority of the immigrants came
from Virginia and Pennsylvania and had no sympathy with the
Hamiltonian idea of strong government, which took from the
people much of their power and placed it in the hands of the
Governor, who, with his pen, could destroy the work which the
people had accomplished through their elected representatives.
In this, the Presbyterian ideas of the people of Western Penn-
sylvania and of the majority of the people in this country at
the time were paramount. They were the first to declare war
against Great Britain — John Knox was in Independence Hall
1906.] General Arthur SL Clair. 39
incarnate in his descendant, the venerable Rev. Dr. Wither-
spoon, whose courage did much to sustain the patriots in con-
vention assembled for a most momentous purpose. The Scotch
Presbyterians were the great force at Hannastown in sustaining
the resolutions of St. Clair ; they were the power at Mecklen-
burg, they were at Hanover ; in fact these people composed
the great majority of those who fought in the Revolutionary
War. \ t
The men of Pennsylvania and of Virginia, who made Ohio,
were perhaps as high born as were St. Clair and the New Eng-
land element opposing statehood, but they partook of the
ideas of the democratic frontier ; they had implicit faith in the
people and could not and would not tolerate the one-man
power foisted upon them by the territorial laws, which feeling
of course was accelerated by the persistency with which Gov-
ernor St. Clair employed his prerogative of veto to inflict upon
them the arrogance of what they considered kingly power.
The Democrats who made Ohio, known then as Jeffersonians
and called the Viigiuia Ring in derision by the New Engend-
ers, were absolutely opposed to centralization of power ; they
believed in the individuality of the state and of the people.
Had they been residents of Western Pennsylvania in 1794, they
would have been leaders in the protest against Federal excise
which led to the Whisky Rebellion. They or their fathers had
come to America to free themselves of the sort of government
they believed was being forced upon them here in the wilder-
ness of Ohio. That is why they wanted to overthrow the
territorial government and erect a State after their own ideas
of representative government. They wanted to know that
when the people spoke the proposition was settled ; there
should be no kingly force to overthrow the will of the majority.
The constitution adopted on the 29th of November, 1802, and
the organization of the State the March following, were tri-
umphs of the people over efforts to enlarge the powers of
government and to relegate the governed.
The idea that the New England people created Ohio is still
prevalent throughout the country, particularly in the New
England States, and in those portions of the West settled from
them ; but the truth is they had very little influence in the
formative period and have ever since been in the minority of
population.
It was wrong to place a Federalist Governor with the veto
power over a people whose minds were saturated with the
Democratic idea of equality, as they understood the term ; for
it should have been evident at once that persistent conflicts
and collisions would involve them in political war. St. Clair,
being a Hamiltonian, favored the veto, and employed this pre-
rogative frequently to defeat the will of his constituents. But
the latter triumphed over the limited monarchy idea and Ohio
40 General Arthur St. Clair. [Jan.,
was made a State, the first really free government on the face
of the earth, for the constitution adopted gave no one man the
right to destroy with his edict the laws enacted by the com-
munity.
The Jeffersonians had no right to complain of St. Clair on
account of his employment of the veto power; he held that
privilege under territorial laws ; and while he could not direct
the Legislature, the right of veto placed in his hands the power
to destroy legislation repugnant to his principles or not in
accord with his sentiments.
As a Federalist, St. Clair was justified in his opposition to
statehood ; it is even true that the men who composed the
Federalist party before Wayne made certain the boundary line,
were favorable to a treaty that would have placed Ohio in
English territory — they wanted the line at the river instead of
at the lake. Had St. Clair taken a different course he would
have been called a turncoat, a deserter of his political princi-
ples. His position was always consistent; he acted the part
of a scholar, a gentleman and a statesman throughout the pro-
ceedings, while we regret to say the founders of the State
sometimes showed a tendency to rowdyism.
Perhaps after all, accepting the Calvinistic doctrine as a
factor in worldly affairs, it was a part of the scheme to have a
Governor arbitrary and with monarchial tendency of mind sent
to the Northwest to teach the people self-reliance in govern-
ment by opposing their most sacred ideas of administration.
It aroused a spirit of resistance — a fighting spirit — which
together with the inspiration given by the words of Jefferson,
that eternal vigilance is the price of liberty, made them so
watchful of their rights as freemen that the desire to estop the
veto privilege became paramount.
It was because of St. Clair's vetoes, arbitrarily employed to
defeat representative government, and yet along the line of
his party's notions as to right ideas, that Ohio was organized a
State and the people were given absolute control of their own
destinies insofar as government was a factor ; a right which
they maintained for a hundred years. Therefore Ohio people
should be interested in St. Clair ; he was a means to the end
most hoped for by the founders, all of whom were Democrats
— followers of the individualistic, political doctrine of Thomas
Jefferson.
While fathers, less tolerant than the sons, saw fit to malign
St. Clair, we should disregard the bickerings of the past, so
largely personal in their nature, and remember the man whom
this portrait represents, for his patriotism, for his scholarship,
his statesmanship, and for the services he gave his country as
a soldier.
When deprived of his office he returned to Westmoreland
County without having recouped his fortune ; he was even in
1900.] General Arthur St. Clair. 41
worse financial straits than when he returned to his home after
the Revolution. The outlook was gloomy indeed. Still hounded
by his enemieswho persisted in calling up his defeat by the
Indians in .1791, and fresh from his political defeat in the North-
west, we should expect him to become morose, but instead he
remained erect in the consciousness that he had done his full
duty, and his dignity of manner and force of mind were the
admiration of all of his old friends in the beautiful Ligonier
Valley. Although he had advanced thousands of dollars to aid
his country in her greatest distress, a deaf ear was turned to
his appeals for restitution. Those in power had forgotten his
great service in the momentary- defeats he had encountered.
He found his property all eaten up by the mortgages he had
placed upon it to help the cause of freedom, and he became
what we would call a pauper. He was even without a roof to
cover his head ; the house he had pledged, to pay money he
had given to clothe and feed the soldiers, was sold by the
sheriff to pay the mortgage. But in the hour t>f his greatest
distress, says John McGinnis, his most considerate biographer,
his eldest son came to his relief and purchased for him a small
piece of property on Chestnut Ridge, where a log house was
erected for the hero in order that he might eke out an exist-
ence as a keeper of a public inn. It was a bleak and barren
spot, but it was on the public road leading to Pittsburg and
there were customers almost daily. As Mr. McGinnis wrote
to Dr. Egle, the Pennsylvania librarian, a few years before the
death of these two great men, it was a sad ending of a noble
career. "Down to the ill-fated morning of November 4, 1791,
when his brilliant star was obscured by defeat, it was ascend-
ent ; thenceforth it gradually declined in lustre, until the fateful
day when he sat down on Chestnut Ridge a grand, and heroic
character, like Marius amid the ruins of Carthage." Dr. Frank
Cowen in his thrilling epic poem, "St. Clair/' thus pictures the
hero in his lonely home on the mountain top :
Alone in the primeval wood, ' - .
Upon a mountain's ragged crest,
The proud and brave old soldier stood,
And watched the sun sink in the west.
Before him lay Westmoreland's wealth,
Empurpled with the evening's blaze;
Her hills like glowing cheeks of health,
Her vales vast depths of rudy haze.
And at his feet a burning stream,
The limpid Loyalhanna sped,
Reflecting back the fiery gleam.
And flashed crimson overhead.
Hi? brow was black with sullen thought,
His eye was fixed and glazed and dim, —
Ah, would to God they were forgot,
The memories that haunted him.
42 General Arthur St. Clair. [Jan.,
Here he spent his last days. He must have been heartbro-
ken but he gave no sign. Mr. McGinnis declares that had it
not been for philanthropic friends he oftentimes would have
suffered for the mere necessaries of life. Many strangers called
upon him as they passed over the highway. Hon. Elisha Whit-
tlesay, in 1815, as he and three friends were journeying from
Ohio to Connecticut, talked with him and recorded his impres-
sions in these words : " I proposed that we stop at his house
and spend the night. He kept a public house but had no grain
for our horses, and after spending an hour with him in the
most agreeable and interesting conversation respecting the
Northwest Territory, we took our leave of him with the deep-
est regret." To such condition of poverty had this great man
been brought by his own generosity! Keeping a public house
and yet too poor to have in store grain with which to feed a
patron's horses !
Mr. Whittlesay says further: "I was never before in the
presence of a man that caused me to feel the same degree of
esteem ana veneration. He wore a citizens dress of black cf
the Revolution period, his hair clubbed and powdered. When
we entered he arose with dignity, and received us most courte-
ously. His dwelling was a common double log house of the
Western country, that a neighborhood would roll up in an
afternoon. Chestnut Ridge was bleak and barren. There lived
the friend of Washington, the ex-Governor of the fairest por-
tion of creation. It was in neighborhood, if not in view, of
the large estate near Ligonier that he owned at the commence-
ment of the Revolution which I have always understood he
sacrificed to promote the success of the Revolution."
Mr. McGinnis gives several incidents to impress the reader
with the dignity and pride of the man.
"Toasted at a militia muster 'as the brave but unfortunate
St. Clair,' he drew his sword in an instant, and would have
slain the offender, Findlay, the first Congressman of West-
moreland county, had the words not been retracted ; he was not
to be complimented and commiserated in a breath; not he,
indeed, whose achievements in the service of England and
America, in peace and in war, were deserving of glory without
a compromising stain."
And yet how tragic and how pathetic the end was ! General
Arthur St. Clair died from injuries received by being thrown
from a wagon while on the way to a village at the foot of the
hill to obtain supplies. The accident occurred in the afternoon,
and when found he was insensible, his faithful horse standing
near him. He was carried to his house, where he died without
regaining consciousness, August 31, 1818, aged eighty-four
years five months and eight days. He was buried with mili-
tary honors, and the Masonic body erected a stone over the
grave, upon which was engraved the words, "The earthly
;■
1906.] General Arthur St. Clair. 43
remains of Major General Arthur St. Clair are deposited be-
neath this humble monument, which is erected to supply the
place of a nobler one due from his country." The nobler one
has never been supplied. The grave is the only one now
remaining in the old Greensburg Cemetery save that of his
wife, ever faithful in life, who died with a broken heart eighteen
days after her noble husband departed.
Phoebe Bayard was a matron of the Revolution, of heroic
mold, and was called upon to endure great suffering, which she
bore with sublime fortitude. Of her, not less than of her hus-
band, it may well be said, their names should be honored, their
memory cherished, their deeds emblazoned on the scroll of our
country's history, as a perpetual incentive to each coming gen-
eration, that posterity may be encouraged to labor without
ceasing, in order to preserve the glorious heritage made possi-
ble for us by such illustrious exemplars of earth's nobility.
THE GENEALOGY OF ST. CLAIR.
John F. McGinnis of Lancaster, Pa., during his life a noted
Pennsylvania historian, wrote for Dr. W. H. Egle's Notes and
Queries a biographical sketch of General St. Clair, from which
the following is condensed :
General Arthur St. Clair and Phoebe Bayard, his wife, had
issue :
2. i. Daniel St. Clair, b. 1762, in Boston; m. Rachel Shannon, Feb. 3,
1791 ; d. Feb. 18. 1833, in Montgomery County, Pa.
ii. John Murry St. Clair, b. 1764, in Boston; m. Jane Parker in
1783 ; d. in 1844.
iii. Margaret St. Clair, b. 1766, at Boston ; d. unm., date and place
unknov/n, probably at Ligonier.
3. iv. Elizabeth St. Clair, b. 1768, probably at Bedford, Pa.; m. (1)
Captain John Lawrence, at Pottsgrove, Pa., and (2) General
James Dill; d. at Lawrenceburg, Ind., in 1825.
4. v. Arthur St. Clair, Jr., b. 1771, probably at Ligonier; m. Frances
Stall, and d. at Cincinnati, Sept. 26, 1820.
5. vi. Louisa St. Clair, b. Sept. 24, 1773, probably at Ligonier or Han-
hastown ; m. Samuel Robb in 1795, and d. May 27, 1840.
vii. Jane St. Clair, b. 1774, probably at Ligonier; m. Samuel W.
JarYis ; had one dau. named Phoebe; d. Sept. 17, 1857. Her
dau. m. Dr. David Baldridge; he d suddenly in the West and
she d. at Blairsville. They had issue:
I. William Baldkidge; in. Miss Hill.
II. Chaklf.s Baldridge; m. (1> a dan. of Robert Ramsey, Esq., and (2)
Miss Hill, a sister of his brother William'*! wife. Descendants live
in Indiana County, Pa.
2. Captain Daniel St. Clair, the eldest son of General St.
Clair, who married Rachel Shannon, had issue:
i. «Arthur St. Clair, b. Dec. 10, 1791 ; m. Sarah. Litzwater, and d. in
1870, aged 85. No issue.
ii. Sarah St. Clair, b. 1791}, d. young.
44 General Arthur St. Clair. Dan-r
iii. Phoebe St. Clair, b. Aug. 15, 1794, d. in 18S7 ; m. David Boyd,
and had :
I. Robert Boyd, d.unm, in 1827.
II. Rachel Boyd, d. in infancy.
III. David Boyd. b. Jan. 29, 1824, d. Aup. 15, 1882. He m. June 23, 1SG9,
..'',' Alida Vi^schcr Knickerbocker, and they had issue: Arthur St. Clair
jS Boyd, who d. young:, and Davis Knickerbocker Boyd, Lawrence
*^ Visscher Boyd, Phoebe Aurelia Boyd, Alida May Boyd and Rowland
Carlisle Boyd, all live of whom are living [1897J in Philadelphia.
iv. Sarah St. Claib, b. 1795, d. young.
v. Robert St. Clair, b. 1798; studied law and d. unm. soon after his
father.
vi. William St. Clair, b, 1800, d. young.
vii. Sarbeth St. Clair, b. 1801, d. young.
viii. Margaret St. Clair, b. 1803 ; m. Captain Eichard A. Eddey and
d. abom 1870. She left two children, who are now living [1S97]
at St. Louis.
ix. James St. Clair, b. 1805, d. Aug. 11, 1842. He m. Julia Eddey, of
the Island of Barbadoes, and they had issue : y— N
I. Rachel St. Clair, b. 1841; rn. (1) William Jacoby, (2) Jarrfes Miller,
and resides [1897] at Sumneytown, Montgomery County, Pa.
II Itti.ta Eddey St. Clatr, b. 1842: m. the Rev. John Sedenbam, of Dela-
ware.
x. Mary St. Clair, b. 1807, d. young.
xi. Kachel St. Clair, b. 1810, d. young.
xii. Louisa St. Clair, b. 1811 ; m. Mr. Ferguson, of Westmoreland
County, Pa., and d. without issue.
xiii. Daniel St. Clair, b. 1815, d. young.
xiv. Jane St. Claie, b. 1S15, d. young.
Mr. McGinnis mentions as a singular fact that out of this
large family, only^ one son (James) and two daughters had
issue ; and Mrs. Rachel Miller, of Sumneytown, Pa., two cousins
living near St. Louis [1897] and the Boyd family are the only
surviving descendants of Captain Daniel St. Clair.
(To be continued.)
"It
-■■
('-'"'
•£*?*- , ._-xi-
' t
■«t .1
' -1
V ■
..-■'' s
/'
1
pp
* JB .,'' ;. -
. *■■.>**.. V.-,Jk m
James S. Abbott.
JAMES S. ABBOTT.
FROM the earliest dawn of history down to the present
time it has been the custom, among the most enlight-
ened nations of the world, to perpetuate, by picture, by
monument and by written word the memory of persons distin-
guished in war, m government, in church, in science, in art and
in the walks of community life, where individual character
often shines as a beacon light, to attract the attention, and
direct the life, of those who, in the plainer and more quiet
spheres of action, make up the largest part of every great
company of actors on the stage of life. Nor does the custom
rest here. From the day when it was said unto the children
of the Lord, "Thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut
thine hand, from thy poor brother," down to the present time,
"the short and simple annals of the poor" have been fraught
with interest to mankind. Following this almost universal
custom, it is eminently proper that, through the pages of The
"Old Northwest," the life and character of James S. Abbott,
a pioneer settler in the wilderness which, an hundred years
ago, stretched over the vast territory lying west and northwest
of the Allegheny Mountains, should be set forth, for the infor-
mation and guidance of those who, succeeding him, occupy the
great empire of the upper valley of the Mississippi, over which,
in the matter of genealogy, The "Old Northwest" magazine
has assumed a protectorate. "
James Samuel Abbott, the son of Samuel Abbott, was born
at Canton, Connecticut, September eighteenth, 1811. He lived
on earth ninety-two years three months and twenty-four days.
He died at Columbus, Ohio, January fourth, 1904. He was
descended, in the sixth generation of the male line, from
Robert Abbott, a Puritan, who was recorded at Watertown,
Massachusetts, in 1634, and at Branford, Connecticut, in 1045.
Through his mother, who was Lois Ives, Mr. Abbott was
descended, in the sixth generation, from Rev. James Pierpont,
a member of the distinguished Connecticut family of that
name, who graduated at Harvard College in .1081, and was
pastor of the First Church in New Haven from 10S5 to 1714.
He was one of the founders of Yale, and was, at the time of his
45
46 James S. Abbott. Dar*.,
death, a trustee of that college. This James Pierpont married
Mary Hooker, granddaughter of Thomas Hooker, the noted
Puritan who, after graduating at Cambridge in 1611, preached
in England until 1630, when, as a non-conformist minister, he
was compelled to flee to Holland, where he continued his work
as preacher and teacher until the year 1633. On September
fourth of that year, in the company of Rev. John Cotton and
"two hundred passengers in all," Hooker landed in Boston,
with the purpose of continuing his work as a Puritan preacher
in New England ; but being, by the great force of his charac-
ter, a leader rather than a follower of men, he disagreed with
those who controlled the church and its government in the
towns about Massachusetts Bay, and emigrated, with his people,
in the spring of 1636, to Hartford, where, with the conviction
that every congregation of believers had the right to constitute
its own church estate, and to choose and ordain its own orricers,
he became the founder of Congregationalism in New England.
The commingling of the blood of the Abbotts, the Hookers
and the Pierponts, of Connecticut, in the veins of James S.
Abbott is a noteworthy fact, which should be kept in mind
when reviewing his character. No purer strains of Puritan
blood flow in the veins of any person now living.
At Canton, Connecticut, the father of Mr. Abbott, a skilled
mechanic, maintained his large family in healthful frugality ;
and from thence they emigrated to Ohio. It is now interest-
ing to note that this family, traveling in a heavy wagon, crossed
the Hudson River at Poughkeepsie. Moving then in a south-
westerly direction, they passed over the old Minisink road to
the Delaware Water Gap. This old Minisink road followed
the Indian trail of early Colonial days, and was the main thor-
oughfare between New York and New England- and the Middle
Western States during the Revolution, and at a later period.
A few years ago there was yet standing, about two miles from
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, an old guidepost, on which was
painted, "To Ohio, — miles." This fact is almost conclusive
evidence that emigrants from Connecticut, seeking a home in
Ohio, paased that way. Following a road over the southern
tier of counties in Pennsylvania, the Abbott party reached
Franklin County, Ohio, after a journey of about three months'
duration, and settled, in the autumn of 1816, on the west bank
1900.] . James S. Abbott 47
of the Olentangy River, about two and one-half miles north of
Worthington.
This was an isolated, wilderness home ; yet it was not with-
out attractions. Its undulating surface, enriched by good soil,
yielded fruits and flowers in profusion, without the pains of
culture ; its pure waters were stocked with edible fish, the fine
flavor of which has, alas ! become almost a tradition ; its ver-
dant slopes were beautified, here and there, by spreading elms
and stately sycamores. The embowering shades of a beautiful
upland grove afforded grateful retreat from the extreme heat
of the summer sun ; and an abundant growth of various hard
woods furnished cheap and excellent fuel for the great fireplace
in the log house. There, the huge back-log, with sap exuding
from its ends, filling the room with delightful aromatic odors,
rivaling the nard of India in sweetness, and the bright fore-
stick, throwing off brilliant sparks, the delight of children,
imparted to the home circle a winter-night cheerfulness which
can hardly be imagined by those bred to city life. An inter-
esting custom, now obsolete, was then annually observed by
the Abbott family, and other settlers on the upper waters of
the Olentangy, at Christmas time. The buckeye tree was known
to be a very tough, and a very slow burning wood. The custom
was to secure a buckeye log, which was cut the full length of
the great fireplace — perhaps five or six feet — and was then, on
Christmas eve, rolled, or hoisted, into its place, as the Christ-
mas back-log. So long as this slow-burning log was unconsumed,
the Christmas holidays continued — and, with a little manage-
ment by the young people, the Christmas back-log was often
kept burning until after the New Year came in.
Here Mr. Abbott spent his boyhood and youth, trained by
pious parents, but without educational advantages beyond
those to be found in a neighboring log schoolhouse during a
part of each winter.
The Abbott family moved to Worthington about the year
1824, and from that time, with manly independence, young
James undertook to make his own way in the world. In the
year 1S31 Mr. Abbott first found employment in Columbus as
a clerk. In the year 1833 he located at Marysville Union
County, where he was employed by his brother as clerk in a
general country store. The year 1834 he spent in Milford,
Union County, still employed by his brother in merchandising
48 James S. Abbott. [Jan.,
In June, 1835, Mr. Abbott settled in Columbus, becoming at
once identified with the First Presbyterian Church, at the
southwest corner of State and Third streets. He was employed
as a clerk by Gregory & Burr, retail grocers, whose store was
located on the east side of High street, north of Town street,
on a part of inlot No. 338. In June, 1845, Mr. Abbott was
elected an elder of his church, and continued in this sacred
office to the time of his death — a period of more than fifty-
eight years. ^
In the year 1841 John G. 'Miller, a courtly Virginia gentle-
man, was appointed, by his brother-in-law, John Tyler, then
President of the United States, to the position of Postmaster
at Columbus. Mr. Abbott became chief clerk in the postoffice
under Postmaster Miller, and served in that capacity for about
four years. In the year 1871 he was elected Clerk of the
Courts of Franklin County, continuing in that office for two
terms (more than six years).
For about eight years prior to May 1, 1854, when he removed
to more commodious quarters in the Gwynne Block, Mr. Abbott
and his partner conducted a hardware business, under "the old
gilt padlock," in a store on the west side of High street, north
of Town street, on the north one-third of inlot No. 258. In
later years Mr. Abbott established, in the Johnson Building,
with younger partners, a hardware business which survives him.
In the year 1882 Mr. Abbott was elected president of the
Ohio Tool Company, then one of the most successful manufac-
turing corporations of Franklin County ; and in 1885, after
serving many years on its Board of Trustees, he was elected
president of Green Lawn Cemetery Association. He continued
in both of these offices until January, 1894, when he resigned
them into younger hands. During the years of his earlier
manhood he was a regular teacher in the Sunday School of
his church ; and there are old men now living who bear willing
testimony to the efficacy of the instruction received, quite
seventy years ago, from his lips. At a later period in his life
he taught, for some years, a Bible class in the Ohio Peniten-
tiary. There, among men whose pathway in life had been
hardened by crime, his teaching imposed not the external
restraints of the law. but the more potent and salutary internal
restraints of a pure religion. Without reward, except that
1000. ] James S. Abbott. 49
arising from the consciousness of work well done, he served
his State in the interest of her unfortunate children, whose
welfare he carefully guarded, and whose condition, moral and
physical, it was his earnest purpose to improve.
Mr. Abbott was married in the year 1831. His wife died in
1882, after more than fifty years of ideal wedded life. The
long life of our friend was one of steady industry and solid
unvarying integrity ; and the high reward of public and private
regard and respect were his. But besides those characteristics
which made him a good citizen, a successful merchant and a
wise counsellor, Mr. Abbott possessed a certain personal charm,
springing not so much from intellect as from temperament.
And this kindly personality, which we dwell upon with much
feeling, bore rich fruitage in the pleasure it constantly con-
veyed to those about him ; at the same time preserving in hirn
the cheerfulness of youth while he acquired the wisdom of age.
It has been well said that "we cannot at once enjoy the flowers
of the spring of life and the fruits of its autumn " ; but among
the many persons who knew the good man whose character we
are considering was there ever one who did not feel that from
among the bright leaves of the autumnal days of Mr. Abbott's
life there constantly welled up a flow of spirit and cheer, so
friendly and warm, so tender and beautiful, as to remind him
of the flowers of spring, and to stamp Mr. Abbott as one of the
few old men whose feelings are abundant in kindness, and
whose affections remain warm and youthful while life lasts ?
We are persuaded that there never was one such person. It
seems to us that his unwavering, trustful faith made him youth-
ful and happy ; and that, on the other hand, his happy temper-
ament gave to his faith a tinge so warm and fresh as to make
it youthful in character and beautiful to contemplate ; that, in
his declining years, confident expectation of eternal happiness
m the future was mingled with peaceful recollections of a well
spent earthly pilgrimage.
"Calmly he looked on either life, and here
Saw naught to regret, or there to fear."
The constant and abundant flow of his charity,- always
directed by good judgment, was so quiet and unostentatious as
to remain unknown to the casual observer; but it brought a
bountiful reward to Mr. Abbott in the gratitude and prayers of
50 James S. Abbott. [Jan.,
many a beneficiary. More than most men he was sincere and
earnest. Others have exhibited, on special occasions and in
pursuit of special ends, more zeal than he was accustomed to
betray ; but few men of our acquaintance have seemed to burn
with an ardor so constant and sustained as that which inspired
him.
May there not, in the contemplation of the character of this
good man, be a lesson for those who survive him ? When we
•consider that for seventy-two years of his matured manhood
he was known to his neighbors as a gentleman of high princi-
ples, of pleasing address, happy in his home and punctilious in
the observance of his duties as a citizen ; faithful to his church
vows and untiring in the discharge of the active duties imposed
by the trusts and obligations which he assumed, it seems to us
pertinent, that the men of to-day should inquire into the causes
and conditions which led up to the formation of his character,
that they may shape their lives into something of the symme-
try, perhaps without the hope of obtaining the perfection,
which marked his life. Such a rare combination of many
excellent qualities surely furnishes to the student of character
a fine field for investigation. Yet his many excellencies gave
him no exemption from the solemn summons that must come
to all ; but they did render that summons a message of peace
when, at last,
" Like a shadow thrown
Softly and lightly from a passing cloud,
Death fell upon him."
GENEALOGY OF SHEPARD, OF HENRIETTA, LORAIN
COUNTY, OHIO.
By Kate Shepard Hines.
THE first American Ancestor of Philemon Shepard was
Thomas, of Charlestown, Mass. He was a near relative
of the Rev. Thomas Shepard, of Cambridge, Mass.
When Thomas Shepard came over is not known. He appears
in the records of Charlestown in 1658 as " Mister Thomas
Shepard," a young man of means, being among the largest
land owners of the place. At one time he lived in Maiden,
where he also owned land. In 1657 he lived, in Medford, where
he owned land which he sold in 1675. He died in Milton, Sept.
29, 1719, where he was buried and has a stone. He left a will
and considerable property for that time. He did not join the
church until Sept. 2, 1677; why, does not appear. Not being a
church member he had no vote and could not hold office. In
1684, however, he was "deputy searcher and surveyor of his
majesties dues and customs in 3/e County of Essex."
He m. (1) Nov, 19, 1658, Hannah Ensign, dau. of Thomas
and Elizabeth (Wilder) Ensign, of Scituate, Mass., b. July 6,
1640, d. Mar. 14, 1698. He m. (2) Joanna . His children
were, by his first wife :
i. Thomas Shepard; m. Dec. 7, 1682, Hannah Blanchard; d. Apr.
13, 1726, at East Haven, Conn.
ii. Hannah Shepard ; m. Apr. 13, 1681, Joseph Blanchard.
iii. David Shepard, of whom nothing is known.
iv. John Shepard; m. Mar. 26, 1690, Persis Pearce; d. Mar. 9, 1691.
He was at the battle with the Indians at Narragansett Fort, and
also with Gov. Phips at Quebec.
v. Ralph Shepard, b. Jan., 1667, d. in Milton Jan. 26, 1722.
vi. Sarah Shepard, d. Dec. 19, 1C83.
vii. Jacob Shepard ; m. Nov. 22, 1699, Mercy Chickering. Their oldest
son was John, who lived to be 105 years old. He once caught a
deer with his hands, and led it home unhurt.
viii. Isaac Shepard, b. May IS, 1682, at Charlestown; m. Dec. 31, 1702;
d. June 24, 1724.
Isaac0 Shepard {Thomas1 and Elizabeth Ensign) moved to
Norton, Mass., in 1707, where he d. in 1724, aged 42. In 1717
he was elected tithingman, being described as a "prudent and
discreet person of sober life and conversation." He m. Eliza-
beth Fuller, of Newton, b. Jan. 22, 1679, who was descended
from the Wards and the Jacksons. Children :
51
52 Shepard of Henrietta, Lorain Co., 0. [Jan>
i. Isaac Shepard, b. Jan. 19, 1704 ; m. Sept. 3, 1729, Sarah Cheeney,
- and was grandfather of Mary Lyon,
ii. Joshua Shepard, b. Apr. 5, 1705 ; m. 1728, E. Outrington.
iii. Elizabeth Shepard, b. May 13, 1707.
iv. Jonathan Shepard, b. Aug. 6, 1709.
v v. Hannah Shepard, b. Aug. 2, 1711; m. Joseph Norcross. | .
vi. Nathaniel Shepard, b. Feb. 13, 1713, d. Apr. 14, 175*2, *r\ g *j <$!ffu,
vii. Sarah Shepard, b. Mar. 2, 1715. *
viii. NoAn Shepard, b. Feb. 22, 1717.
ix. Jacob Shepard, b. Pec. 12, 1721.
Nathaniel3 Shepard (Isaac- and Elizabeth Fuller, Thomas1)
m. Nov. 30, 1736, Mindwell, b. Feb. 26, 1717, dau. of Ebenezer
and Mindwell (Stone) Woodward, of Newton, Mass.; was
converted at Brookline under the preaching of Mr. Whitefield,
and in 1746 v/as called to preach to the Baptist congregation
at Attleborough, where he died. He made many tours through
the neighboring towns assisting other pastors, being a man of
a beautiful spirit, and an earnest and efficient pastor. He took
an active part in the early efforts which led to the establishing
of Brown University, although it was not finally effected until
after his death. Dr. Backus, the historian of the Baptists of
New England, wrote a sketch of his life and death. At the
marriage of Dr. Backus, Mr. Shepard performed the religious
part of the ceremony, when the groom himself preached a
sermon. Nathaniel Shepard's will was dated Apr. 13, 1757, and
proved May 18. Children: I
i. Jonathan Shb'pard, b. Sept. 24, 1737.
ii. Nathaniel Shepard, b. Feb. 27, 1739.
iii. Eleanor Shepard, b. Oct. 7, 1740, of whom nothing more is known.
iv. Ebenezer Shepard, b. Jan. 12, 1742.
These three sons moved to New London, N. H.
v. Mindwell Shepard, b. Nov. 14, 1743 ; m. Dea. Robinson, of Attle-
borough. Her son Otis Robinson, and her grandion of the same
name, were Baptist ministers.
vi. Isaac Shepard, b. Sept. 15, 1745; lived in Needham.
vii. Elizabeth Shepard, b. Jan. 20, 1747 ; m. Mr. Parks,
viii. Jacob Shepard, b. Dec. 13, 174S, d. Apr. 6, 1827.
ix. Hannah Shepard, b. Sept. 1, 1750; m. Dea. Stanley, of Attlebor-
ough.
x. Samuel Shepard, b. June 24, 1752.
Jacob4 Shepard (Nathaniel* and Mindwell Woodward, Isaac,'
Thomas1)^ after his father's death, lived with his grandfather
Woodward in Newton, in the old homestead, which is still
inhabited by members of the same family, where he grew up
among his cousins and second cousins, the Woodwards, Fullers.
W'ards, Jacksons and others. Pie became an architect, when
I
1906.] Shepard of He?irietta, Loraiti Co., 0. 53
that meant to be also a practical builder. He built churches,
schoolhouses and bridges, which then were considered models
and were widely copied. When twenty-one he moved to Stur-
bridge, where he was for many years a deacon in the Baptist
Church. He m. Dec. 15, 1773, Patience Holbrook. Children :
i. Lemuel Shepard, b. Feb. 13, 1775, d. soon.
ii. Lucy Shepard, b. Sept. 8, 1777 ; m. 1800, Alpha Morse and lived
in Southbridge ; d. May 13, 1832.
iii. Jacob Shepard, b. Mar. 5, 1779; m. Alis Simonds and lived in
Sturbridge ; d. July 24, 1872.
iv. Simeon Shepard, b. May 31, 1782; m. Aseneth Simonds; lived in
Henrietta, Lorain Co., 0.; d. June 16, 1S6-4.
v. Levi Shepard, b. Dec. 9, 1784; m. 1807, Sophia Barnum ; moved
to Brownhelm, Lorain Co., O., in 1817 ; d. Mar. 20, 1879.
Patience Shepard d. Dec. 15, 1784. Jacob m. (2) Grace
Perry, dau. of Jonathan and Martha (Morse) Perry, of Stur-
bridge, also descended from the grandfather of John Adams,
from the Phillipses, the Frarys, the Hancocks, etc. Children :
vi. Salmon Shepard, b. Dec. 3, 1786, d. soon.
vii. Martha Shepard, b. July 7, 1788; m. (1) 1824, Olaf Barrie ; moved
to Henrietta, O. Olaf Barrie d. 1826; m. (2) 1835, Dea. Francis
West; lived in Benin, O.; d. 1863. Children :
I. Samuel Shepard Barrie, b. 1825; m. Caroline Seaver in 1859; home,
Montvale, N. J. Children;
1. Agnes Barrie, b. J3M53; m. C. H. Taft (wholesale druggist, New-
York ; home, Mont Clair, N. J. Child, Charles Taft, b. 1891.
2. Randolph Seaver Barrie, b. 1868; m. Lucy Tibbals : home,
Ridgewood, N. J.; commission merchant, New York Produce
Exchange. Child, Helen Barrie, b. 1892.
3. Martha Barrie; home, Brooklyn; teaches drawing in the
Brooklyn Public Schools.
II. Francis Olaf Bakrie, b. 18—, attended Denison University in 1S-16-7;
m. in 1850, Cordelia Van Benschoter. Children;
1. Evanstein Barrie, b. Apr. 16,1860; home, Canton, O, ; mer-
chant.
2. Mayone Dee Barrie, b. Sept. 12, 1872.
viii. Philemon Shepard, b. May 29, 1790, in Sturbridge, d. Osawatomie,
Kan., Sept. 9, 1872.
ix. Patience Shepard, b. July 24, 1791; m. in 1816, Jonathan Ellis ;
moved to Henrietta, O., in 1832 ; d. Dec. 1, 1844. Child :
I. Jane Ellis, b. 1816, d. 1P00, in St. Paul; m. in 1835, Durand Powos, of
Henrietta, who d. in Wisconsin in 1861. Children ;
1. Theodore Simeon Powers, b. Oct. 4, 1836 : m. in Toma, Wis.,
in 1861, Emma Bush ; home, Grand Rapids. Minn. ; mer.
chant. Children: William Judson Powers, b. 1863 ; m. Aug.
5. 1896, Orfa I, Wilsey, b. Mapleton, Iowa, Sept. 17, 1876:
child, Emily Marguerite, b. Sioux City, Iowa, Oct. 20. 1898 ;
home, Grand Rapids; merchant. Herbert Durand Towers,
b.Tomah, Wis.. Oct. 10, 1864: m. Aujr. 12, 1891, Anna B. Siers,
b. Faribault, Minn.. Oct. 4. 187."> ; children, William Herbert,
b. Grand Rapids, Minn.. Mar. 8, 189:>, and Alonzo Durand, b.
Feb. 15, is%; home, Grand- Rapids; merchant.
2. Celestia Vkrnkra Powers, b. Oct. 2, 1S3S : m. in 1866, in North
Adams. Mass., William McKay, d. Apr. 19, 1891, in Camden,
N.J. Children : Charles Ray McKay, b. North Adams, 1869;
graduated from Johns Hopkins in in'J.j: home, Cincinnati ;
business, electrical engineering; has a child, Barbara Mc-
Kay, b. 1899. Archibald McKay, b. North Adams. 1872;
home, Rochester, N. Y.; contractor: is married. Florence
McKay, b. salt Lake City, ls78; home, New Jersey.
54 Shepard of He?irietta, Lorain Co., 0. [Jan.,
3. Alonzo Joseph Powers, b. Henrietta, Sept. 13, 1&10; m. in
Sparta, Wis., 18f>2, Mary Gillette; home, Minneapolis; mer-
. . cnant. Child, Frederick Eugene Powers, b. Sparta, in 18C5;
home, Pittsburg, Pa. ; merchant; is married.
4. Letitia Sophronia Powers, b. Henrietta, May 4. 1843 ; m. Mav
2, 1864, in Sparta, Wis., Iheodore Gillette; home, South Iv..-,'-
adena, Gal. Children: Halbert Powers Gillette, b. Wayeriv,
Iowa, Aug. 5, laOD; graduated from Columbia University in
1892; home, New York City; business, mining engineering ;
connected with the Engineering News; has written three
books on engineering subjects; is married. Walter Arthur
Gillette, b. Waverly, Iowa, Dec. 27, 1872; graduated from
Washington College, Tacoma; home, South Pasadena; bus-
iness, real estate ; is married.
5. Eugene Francis Poweps, b. Kenosha, Wis., Nov. 17,1844; m.
in Brooklyn, N. Y., in 1879, Florence Gamble ; home, Minne-
apolis; merchant.
6. Judson Durand Powers, b. Port Washington, Wis., Mar. 10,
1846; m. in Iowa, in 1870, Jennie Weed; home, Grand Rap-
ids, Minn. ; merchant.
7. Stanley Shepard Powers, b. Port Washington, Oct. 15, 1S4S;
home, San Francisco ; merchant.
8. Lyndon Dennis Powers, b. Port Washington, Sept. 14,1850;
m. in Chicago, in 1S89, Nellie Watkins ; home, Chicago;
merchant. Children : Lyndon Watkins Powers, b. Chicago,
1S90. Lillian Watkins Powers, b. 1892.
9. Jennie Ophelia Powers, b. Port Washington, Jan. 24, 1854 ; m.
in St. Paul, Minn., Oct. _2, 1879, Job's Black : home. Belling
ham. Wash. Child, John Cecil Black, b. Elkton, Dakota,
Dec. 17, 1882; student at the State University of California.
x. Mindwell Shepard, b. Sturb ridge, Mass., Oct. 7, 1796; moved to
Ohio in 1833 ; m. Jan. 30, 1834, Gideon Waugh ; d. Aug. 29, 187S.
Child:
I. Minerva M. Waugh, b. Camden, O., Oct. 9, 1836; m. Aug. 26, 1837,
Silas C. French ; d, Apr. 26, 19GL, Children :
1. Alvah J. French, b. Osage, Iowa, May 21,1858: in. Blanche
Barney, b. Berlin, Apr. 28, 18(^5; home, Wakeman, O.; fanner
and stockman. Children: Lucy French, b. July 21, 18S7;
Lawton B. French, b. Apr. 25, 1891 ; Leland Shepard French,
b. Aug. 7, 1893 ; Dorothy French, b. Apr. 25, 1900.
2. Etta M. French, b. Wakeman. O., Nov. 19, 1859; m. Feb. 13,
18SS. Ellsworth Eenham ; home, Chicago; a teacher in the
Public Schools. Child, Robert E. Benham, b. Lebanon. O.,
Sept. 28, 1889, d. Jan. 20, 1890.
3. Elsie Janet French, b. Wakeman, Nov. 16. 1S61 ; is a teacher
in the Public Schools of Chicago ; writes for the magazines,
aud versifies for cantatas and other musical compositions.
4. Silas H. French, b. Dec. 18, 1863; m. Oct. 2. 1889. Villa E.
Spore: homo, Wakeman: farmer and stockman. Children:
Silas Clinton French, b. Julv 13, 1890. d. Apr. 4, 1S96 ; Lester
G. French, b. Sept; 28, 1391 ; George Elbert French, b. Apr. »,
1896, d. Feb. 2'J, 1397 ; Lillian French., b. Oct. 28, 189S.
5. Mary Estelle French, b. Feb, 4, i860, d. Sept. 23, 1870.
6. Elbert Claire French, b. July 10, 1873, d. Sept. 1, 1905; m.
June 20, 1900, Ethel Beecher. Children: Ethelberta French,
b. June 23, 1901 ; Winthrop French, b. June 22, 1903.
7. Lillian French, b. Oct. 6, 1875; studied music at Oberlin and
abroad; teaches music in the Northwestern University, i n«|
in the Sherwood School of Music, Chicago; sings in Sinai
Temple, and travels throughout the country as soloist i»
oratorio, and recital ; m. June 21. 1900, John T. Read. Ci '-•
Cyrus Thielkeld, b. Chicago, June 8, 1901 ; heme, Chicago.
xi. Samuel Shepard, b. Dec. 15, 1799 ; in. Almira Holman; lived in
Sturbridge.
xii. Keziah Shepabd, b. Apr. 3, 1802; m. Collier Hemmingway ; d.
Ail?. 11, 1S34. Moved to Ohio in 1831. Child, Henry, b. 1*34,
d. 1841.
Simeon5 Shepard (Jacob* and Patience Holbrook, Nathaniel,'
Isaac? Thomas'), b. May 31, 1782 ; m. Sept. 27, 1815, Aseneth
1906.] Shepard of Henrietta, Lorain Co., 0. 55
Simonds ; moved to Henrietta, Lorain County, O., in 1834 ; d.
June 16, 1864. Children :
i. Jacob Shepard, b. in Lebanon, N. Y., Aug. 12, 1817 ; m. Sept. 11,
1840, Sally Gould ; d. Dec. 17, 1890; she d. Apr. 17, 1892. Child:
I. Lizzie Elsie Shepard, b. Nov. 17,1800; m. Andred Jackson Kelley,
ild
Jan. 1, 18Sr>: home. North Amherst, O. Children: Harrie Gould
Kelley, b. Nov. 25. 1885 , Carrie Mabel Kelley, b. Nov. 13, 1887; Mar-
ion Elsie Kelley, b. May 14, 1895.
ii. Lucy Shepard, b. 1819 ; m. 1838, George W. Sizer. Child :
I. Aseneth Sizer; m. Charles Sherman.
iii. Oliver Shepard, b. 1821 ; m. Abigail Hine ; lived in Iowa ; d. 1891.
Children :
I. Bxth Shepard, b. 1852.
II. Lucy Shepard, b. 1854.
iv. Askneth Shepard, b. 1823.
v. Simeon Alansox Shepard, b. 1825 ; m. 1846, Lydia Maxon. He
moved to Wisconsin; d. 1891. Home of Mrs. Lydia (Maxon)
Shepard, Rhinelander, Wis. Children :
I. Mary Eliza Shepard, b. 1847; m. Mr. Porter; home, Forest Greve,
Ore. Children: Ray Porter, d.; Albert Porter, home Gaston, Ore.,
teacher: Frederick Porter, home Gaston, teacher; Philip Porter,
Forest Grove, teacuti ; Liliio Porter, m. Mr. Lux'on, home Somona.
Cal.
II. Edwin Adelbert Shepard, b. 1851 : home, Rhinelander, Wis.: m. .
Children: Mary Lydia Shepard, b. 1884; Elizabeth J. Shepard, b.
1886; William Shepard. b. 1890; Edwin Eugene Shepard, b. 1897:
Charles Everett Shepard, b. 1899.
III. Eugene Simeon Shepard , b. 1852; moved to Rhinelander, WTis., in
1882; has served as Assessor, Register of Deeds, County Surveyor,
County Clerk, and also as Secretary of the Business Men's Associa-
tion ; m. . Children: Claude Eugene Shepard, b. 1877 ; Laton
Shepard, b. 1891.
IV. William Lloyd Shepard, d. aged 12.
vi. Sarah Shepard, b. 1827 ; m. John Sales ; moved to Iowa. Child :
I. Alice Sales, b. 1858.
Levi5 Shepard (Jacob* and Patience Holbrook, Nathaniel?
Isaac,'1 Thomas1), b. Dec. 9, 1784, d. Brownhelm, O., Mar. 20,
1879; m. (1) in 1807, in Stockbridge, Mass., Sophia Barnum,
d. 1840; m. (2) at Brownhelm, O., Mrs. Ruth Hine, d. 1849;
m. (3) at Medina, O., Mrs. Betsey Lindsley, d. Feb. 26, 186S ;
moved to Brownhelm, O., in 1817, being one of the first set-
tlers ; deacon of the Congregational Church there for fifty
years. Children :
i. Sarah Shepard, b. 1808, d. 1S64; m. in 1S30, Henry Hart; lived in
Brownhelm. Children :
I. Henrietta Hart, b. 1830. d. 1851 ; m. 1848, Chester Curtis. Children:
Levi Curtis, b. 1849; Henrietta Curtis, b. 1S5Q.
II. Eliza Hart, b. 1832 : m 1850, William Moulton; home, Collinwood, O.
Children : William Moulton, b. 1857 ; Carrie Moulton, b. 1S59.
HI. Levi Hart, b. isr,4, d. soon.
IV. Harriett Sophia Hai:t; b. Jan. 2, 1838, d. Jan. 9, 1896; m. Jan. 1,1802,
Theodore B. Rogers; home, Ridgevillc, O. Children:
1. Clara Rogers; m. Mr. Terrell ; home, Findlay, O.
2. EblTH Rogf.rs; m. Mr. Kenyon; home, San Francisco.
8. Harry Rookks; home, Wellington, O.
4. Puny Rogers; home. Belden, O.
5. Dwight Rogers; home, Beach Park, O.
56 Shepatd of Henrietta, Lorain Co., 0. [Jan.,
V. Adalaide Hart, b. 1810, d. soon.
VI. Sarah Hart, b. Apr. 17, 1844 ; m. Dec. 22, 1872, William Fee.
VII. Abbik Hart, b. 1845 ; m. 1865, Winton Smith ; home, Boulder, Colo.
Child, Frank Smith.
VIII. Emma Hart, b. Mar. 18, 1851; m. Dec. 23, 1873, Charles Hill; home,
Denver, Colo.
ii. Levi Shepard, b. 1822 ; m. 1852, Delia Brown, of Sandusky ; moved
to Georgetown, Colo., where he served as Probate Judge for
many years. Child :
I. Omer Shepard, b. 1840 ; lived in Burlington, Iowa.
iii. Lorin Shepard, b. 1S24; m. 1849, Harriet Cooper; lived in Water-
loo, Iowa. Children :
I. Phoebe Shepard, b. 1850.
II. Frank Shepard, b. 1853.
III. Charles Shepard, b. 185G.
IV. Levi Shepard, b. 1858.
Philemon5 Shepard (Jacobx and Grace Perry, Nathaniel,3
Isaac? Thomas^) was a successful teacher both in Massachusetts
and Ohio. He had also much local celebrity as a musician, being
a singer, performer, composer, and choir and chorus leader.
In 1820 he established the first Sunday School in Sturbndge.
He was also a member of the Board of Selectmen there, and
chairman of the same for several years. During the War of
1812 he was a minute man, armed and equipped and ready to
start at a moment's notice, but was never called out.
In 1832 he moved to Henrietta, Lorain Co., O., in the West-
ern Reserve, where his brother Levi had preceded him in 1817.
There he spent the rest of his life, except that he died at the
home of his son Elon, in Osawatomie, Kan., where he is buried.
He established the Lorain Baptist Sunday School Union, of
which he was president for twelve years. He was superintend-
ent of the Henrietta Sunday School for twenty years, treasurer
of the Lorain Baptist Association for seventeen years, and
deacon of the Henrietta Church for thirty-five years ; for many
years, also, he was Justice of the Peace.
He was much interested in Denison University, working for
it and giving to it, while his house was always a home for the
agents of the school. He has been characterized as "a grand
old Christian gentleman."
In I860 he and six of his brothers and sisters were visiting
together, when it was estimated that their united ages amounted
to 500 years within a few months.
On Sept. 23, 1S16, Philemon m. Betsey Barnes, of Brookfield,
b. June 28, 17S9, d. July 12, 1873, a dau. of William and Lucy
Barnes, being also descended from the Oldses, Peases, Good-
enows, Howes and Bents. Children :
1006.] Shepard of Henrietta, Lorain Co., 0. 57
i. Vernera SnErARD, b. July 11, 1817, d. young.
ii. Elizabeth Shepard, b. July 19, 1819, d. young.
iii. William Carey Shepard, b. Apr. G, 1822, at Sturb ridge, d. Feb. 2,
1900.
iv. Elon Galusia Shepard, b. July 4, 1826; m. Amarilla Washburn,
of Burlington, Vt. ; lived in Henrietta ; d. June 3, 1871. Chil-
dren:
I. Heman Washburn Shepard, b. Apr. 6, 1852, at Henrietta, O. ; lived in
Kansas; d. Apr. 6, 1901, in Henrietta, on his 47th birthday; m. Ida
Virginia Reed, b. Clearfield. Pa., Sept. 3, 1859; home, Elvria. Chil-
dren ; Bertha Evelyn Shepard, b. Dec. 25, 1887 : Chester Walter Shep-
ard. b. Oct: 16, I88y ; Rose Elizabeth Shepard, b. Sept. 27, 1892 ; Stan-
; ley Ralph Shepard, b. Apr. 25, 1895; Hilda Marie Shepard, b. Jan.
19,1897.
II. Stanley Powers Shepard. b. at Henrietta. Feb. 10, 1855; until 1905
lived there ; farmer and seed raiser ; for many years Postmaster, and
. . . deacon of the Henrietta Baptist Church; home, Fresno, Cal.; m.
May 9, 1881, Mollie R. Long, b. Aug. 3. 1S57. Children ; Grace Eliz-
abeth Shepard, b, Apr. 29, 1882; m. Sept. 5, 1904, James Hesser;
home, Kipton, O. Flora May Shepard, b. May 20, 1884; Harold Elon
Shepard, b. June 22, 188(5.
- in. Waldo P. Shepard, b. Oct. 9, 1858: in. (1) May 16, 1883, Luella May
Twiss, b. Dumbarton, X. H., Feb. 4, 1857, d. Elvria, O., Apr. 15, 1897;
. . m. (2) Mar. 3, 1398, in Elvria, Lizzie A. Upton, b". Haydersville, Mass.,
Jan. 29, 1856; home, Elvria : dairyman. Children: Gertrude Abbie
Shepard, b. LaPorte, Feb. 28, lz$b'; Carroll Twis • Shepard, l>. Jap. 2? ,
1890; Andrew Leslie Shepard, b. June 4, 1S91; Harlan Washburn
Shepard, b. Nov. 19, 1S92.
IV. Charles Shepard, b. in Henrietta, Julv 11, 1S61; m. Alice Shirk:
home, Pond Creek, Oklahoma. Child, Cleo Letha, b, 1892.
William Carey6 Shepard {Philemon* and Betsey Barnes,
Jacob* Nathaniel* Isaac? T/iomas1) was b. in Sturbridge, Mass.,
Apr. 6, 1822 ; moved to Ohio 1832 ; graduated from Denison
University 1848 ; pastor at Bucyrus, O., 1848-51 ; A. M. 1851 ;
pastor at Henrietta, O., 1851-5, at Wasioja, Minn., 1855-70 ;
after that he lived in Granville, O., acting as associational mis-
sionary and preaching to surrounding churches, dying there
on Feb. 2, 1900. He studied theology at Oberlin, although he
did not graduate. In Minnesota he did a great deal for edu-
cation and organized several churches. He was the principal
support of an academy at Wasioja, which finally developed
into the Pillsbury Academy at Owatonna. He served for ten
years as Town Treasurer, but refused a nomination to the State
Legislature.
On July 12, 1849, he m. Mary Hughes, dau. of Rowland and
Gainor Hughes, b. Feb. 24, 1822, at Carnarvonshire, Wales, in
the old family home known as "Ty Mawr" ; d. Granville, Aug.
HU904. Children:
i. Vinton Randall Shepard, b. May 11. 1850, at Bucyrus.
ii. Lindon Marshall Shepard, b.. Jan. 13. 1852, at Henrietta, O. ;
graduated at Denison 1877; was on the s-talF of the Daily Times-.
Star, Cincinnati, O., and agent of the Associated Press ; d., unm.,
in Kinsley Kan., Nov. 21, 1SSS.
iii. Kate Vekneka Shepard, b. Mar. 21, 1851.
58 Shepard of Henrietta, Lorain Co., 0. [Jan.,
iv. Florence Augusta Shepard, b. Dec. 8, 18-59, in Wasioja, Minn. ;
graduated from the Young Ladies' Institute, Granville, 1879;
studied at Denison and at the University of Cincinnati ; taught
several years; d., unm., Mar. 30, 1892.
Vinton Randall7 Shepard ( William* and Mary Hughes,
Philemon? Jacob? Nathatiiel? Isaac? Thomas1) graduated from
Denison 1876 ; on the editorial staff of the Cincinnati Commer-
cial 1876-83, Commercial Gazette 1883-91 ; since editor and pro-
prietor of the Cincinnati Court Index, and since 1903 editor and
publisher of the Ohio Law Reporter. Since 1898 a trustee of
Denison University.
On June 11, 1879, he m. Una Booth, of North Fairfield, O., b.
Oct., 1856, dau. of Isaac W. and Jane (Brown) Booth. Home,
Wyoming, O. Children :
i. Levi Lee Shepard, b. Dec. 30, 1881, in Cincinnati ; graduated from
Denison University 1905. In business -with his father.
ii. Genevieve Booth Shepard, b. July 25, 1883 ; student at Denison.
iii. William Hughes Shepard, b. Aug. 12, 1885; student at Denison,
iv. "Wade Phillips Shepard, b. Dec. 16, 1891.
v. Vinton Rowland Shepard, b. Sept. 20, 1900.
Kate Vernera7 Shepard {William* and Mary Hughes, Phil-
emon? Jacob? Nathaniel? Isaac? Thomas1) graduated from the
Young Ladies' Institute 1872 ; a teacher in Granville until
1879 ; A. M. from Shepardson College 1900 ; taught history
and history of art in Pennsylvania College for Women, Pitts-
burg, Pa., 1901-02 ; since 1903 librarian in Denison University.
President of the Granville Centennial Association, and of the
Society of Alumnae of Shepardson College. She m. July 31.
1879, Nahum Hines, b. Aug. 30, 1852, son of Joseph and Esther
(Gray) Hines, of Stafford, O. ; graduated from Denison 1870 ;
pastor at Olathe, Kan., 1S7S-S0 ; graduated from Roches: cr
Theological Seminary 1S83 ; pastor at Webster, N. Y., 1883-4 :
professor in Baptist Theological Seminary, Richmond, Va.,
1884-7 ; d. in Brooklyn, N. Y., Apr. 10, 1890. Child :
i. Cecil Shepard. Hines, b. Olathe, Kan., May 24, 1880; graduated
from Doane Academy 1899, from Denison University ll'-'-
taught French and Mathematics in Lenox College, Hopkint«>n.
Iowa, 1902-04; A. M., Columbia, 1905; instructor of Biology i"
Joliet, 111.
SHEPARDSON— A FAMILY STORY.
By Francis W. Shepardson, Ph. D.
SOMETIME in the year 1628-9, from what ship no record
remains to tell, Daniel Shepardson landed at Salem,
Mass., being one of a numerous company who sought
homes in America at that period of English history. A
tradition indicates that he was accompanied by his brother,
John, who was very soon killed in a dispute by a spade thrown
at him by an adversary. The location of "Old Naumkeag"
did not suit some of the immigrants, who moved to Charles-
town, where Daniel Shepardson is recorded as a citizen in 1632.
He was not one of the wealthy members of the Puritan body,
but was a craftsman, a blacksmith by trade.
"Since the birth of time, throughout all ages and nations,
Has the craft of the smith been held in repute by the people."
He was not an educated man, but he had so much company
in that plight among the early Americans, that it is not spe-
cially to his discredit that his will is acknowledged by a cross,
with "the marke of Daniell Sheopardson" beneath it. Like
most of the Puritans he was intensely superstitious, a believer
in signs and omens, and when one day, as he was working at
his forge, a stone fell from it and crumbled into powder, he
recognized the evil portent and gave to his wife the nails which
he was just making, saying, "They will come in handy some
day." The nails were kept, and when he died, 26 July, 1644,
they were used in the making of his coffin.
He had a comfortable home with three acres of ground
around it, his blacksmith shop,. and fifty acres of pasture and
meadow land, scattered here and there, so that his widow,
Joanna, who had the use of the property during her lifetime,
was quite well fixed for a woman of the day. His family com-
prised a son, Daniel, and two daughters, Lydia and Joanna. ,
When the children were ready to marry, Daniel married
Elizabeth Call ; his sister, Lydia, married Elizabeth's brother,
Thomas Call, Jr. ; and after the death of their father, their
mother, Joanna Shepardson, married the father of the Call
children, Thomas Call, Sr., so that the relationships became a
little mixed.
The second Daniel followed the trade of his father, making
his home at Maiden, Mass., perhaps moving later to Atlie-
boro. He had three sons, the eldest of course being named
Daniel. John and Nathaniel lived to have families of their
own, but the third Daniel was a soldier, a lieutenant in the
Ninth Massachusetts Infantry, who went to Canada in 1(390
and was never heard of again, a type of many who perished in
59
60 Shepardson. [Jan.,
the colonial wars of the English against the French. Daniel
the father lived to be quite old, and as "Old Goodman Daniel
Shepardson" figured to some extent in the courts. In some
way his property became involved, and was saved after consid-
erable outlay.
Nathaniel Shepardson, of Attleboro, Mass., represented the
third generation. His wife was named Mary, and his children
were at least five in number, recognized in the town records
as "Shepparson," "Shepperson" and "Sheppardson" in addition
to the family accepted "Shepardson." Two of the children
were Jonathan, and his brother John, four years younger.
Jonathan married Abigail Fuller, and moved away from Attle-
boro to Cumberland, R. I., and later to Templeton, Mass.
John married Abigail Richardson, and moved to Ash Swamp,
Conn. These two lines are indicated, because of a question
often asked in Granville, "What relation is 'Deacon' Shepard-
son to 'Doctor' Shepardson?" The genealogical history of
these families follows :
1. Daniel Shepardson. blacksmith of Charlestown, Mass., coming from
Salem. Admitted to the Church in Charlestown 8 June, 1633. Removed
to Maiden, where he died 26 July, 1644. His wife was Joanna , maiden
name and date of marriage unknown. She survived her husband and mar-
ried (2) Thomas Call, Sr. She died 30 January, 1661. Children:
i. Lvdia Shepardson, bapt. 24 July, 1637 ; m. (1) Thomas Call, Jr.; (2) Thomas
Skinner. Child, Joanna.
2. ii. Daniel Shepardson, bapt. 14 June, 1641.
iii. Joanna Shepardson. bapt. 13 March, 1642; m. November, 16+i, Roger Kennieut
of Maiden, and later removed to Swanzey. Children, Joanna, Lydia and John.
2. Daniel Shepardson (Daniel1) succeeded his father as blacksmith at
Maiden. He was a freeman of Middlesex County, Mass., 29 May, 1674, and
took the oath of fidelity 15 December, 1674. He married, 11 April, 166S,
Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Call, Sr., and widow of Mr. Samuel Ting-
ley of Maiden. Toward the end of life he moved to Attleboro, where lie
was known as "old goodman Daniel Shepardson." He died 11 March, 1601.
Children :
i. Daniel Shepardson. bapt. June, 1669; lieutenant in 9th Mass. Regt. against
Canada in 1691 and never heard from afterwards. He may have married and
had son John, b. 22 July, 1685, d. 15 October, 16S5.
ii. John Shepardson, bapt. January, 1671.
3. iii. Nathaniel Shepardson, bapt. 28 October, 1680.
iv. Elizabeth Shepardson ; m. Robert Fuller, 19 January, 1699.
v. Mary Shepardson; m. Joseph Ingraham, 11 April, 170.0.
vi. Joanna Shepardson ; m. John Fuller, 22 December, 1701.
3. Nathaniel Shepardson (Daniel,2 Daniel1) may have moved from
Attleboro, Mass., to Kehoboth, where two of his children were baptized.
although all are recorded in Attleboro. His wife was Alary . From
similarity ot* names and some. other circumstances, he may be the one
referred to on page 23G of " Hinmair's Connecticut Settlers" as " Nathaniel
Shippason, widow Mary, of Hebron, estate £207. He died 1718. Child* •'-]
were Jonathan, Nathaniel, John, Elizabeth, Mary, Mercy, Joanna, and
others." Children recorded in Attleboro:
4. i. Jonathan Shepardson, b. 20 September, 1706.
ii. Nathaniel Shepardson, b. 26 March, 1708.
iii. Elizabeth shepardson,) v, 14 «.„ ,-■.„
iv. Mary shepardson, j-D.w May,i/i».
6. v. John Shepardson, b. 2~> June. 1712.
1906.] Shepardson. 61
4. Jonathan Shepardson (Nathaniel,* Daniel,2 Daniel^) lived most of
his life in Attleboro, Mass., and may have spent some time in Cumberland,
R. I., before settling in Templeton, Mass., where he died in 1790. He mar-
ried in Attleboro, Abigail, daughter of John and Elizabeth Fuller, who was
born 22 April 1717. Joseph Shepardson, who gathered extensive notes
about the family, all of which were destroyed by fire before publication,
reports that Jonathan's wife, "Merriam, died in 1771 very aged," and says
children were Jonathan, born 3 January, 1735, Nathaniel and Joanna. The
Attleboro records show no other Jonathan of this generation who might be
confused with this line, and show children :
i. Nathaniel Shepardson, b. 18 June, 1731 ; lived in Cumberland, R. I.
ii. Jonathan Shepardson, b. 21 May, 1732. d. early.
6. iii. Jonathan Shepardson, b. 19 January, 1734; perhaps d. early and name given
to son b. 3 January, 1735.
iv. Abigail Shepardson. b. 17 April, 1736.
v. Mary Shepardson, b. 10 October, 1743, d. 30 March, 1745.
vi. Mary Shepardson, b. 1 May, 1746, d. 31 March, 1752.
Perhaps also :
vii. Joanna Shepardson; m. 6 December, 1781, John Christianmillar.
5. John Shepardson (Nathaniel,3 Daniel,2 Daniel1) married Abigail
Richardson and had children born in Ash Swamp, later called Adams,
Conn. No record of fhpge children except —
7. i. William Shepardson.
6. Jonathan Shepardson (Jonathan,* Nathaniel,3 Daniel,2 Daniel1) mar-
ried in Attleboro, Mass , Miriam, daughter of Isaac and Sarah (Carpenter)
Follett, who was born 11 February, 1733-4. In 1768 the family moved to
Templeton, Mass., having possibly lived a while in Cumberland, R. I. They
removed in 1790 to Royalston, Mass. They both died the same day, 3
December, 1804. Children:
i. Jonathan Shepardson, b. 23 April, 1758.
ii. Rebecca Shfpardson, b* 30 November, 1759; m. Pratt.
iii. Miriam Shepardson, b. 1 September, 17G1.
iv. Joanna Shepardson, b. 22 February, 1765.
v. Rachel Shepardson, b. 6 February, 1767.
vi. Beulah Shepardson, b. 28 May, 1769.
& fiSfaSSS^v"- } »■ J™e *• 17n- *««" m- — ******
ix. John Shepardson, b. 23 October, 1773.
8. x. Daniel Shepardson, b. 6 October, 1775.
> p. William Shepardson (John,* Nathaniel,3 Daniel,2 Daniel1) probably
lived in Ash Swamp (or Adams), Conn., before removing to Vermont.
Children:
i. William Shepardson. 9. vi. Ancel Shepardson, b. 14 Janu-
ii. Jonathan Shepardson. ury, 1759.
iii. Daniel Shepardson, d. without vii. Abigail Shepardson.
issue. viii. Molly Shepardson.
iv. Isaac Shepardson. ix. Hepsibah Shepardson.
v. Otis Shepardson.
8. Daniel Shepaedson (Jonathan,5 Jonathan,* Nathaniel,3 Daniel,2 Dan-
id1) lived in Royalston, Maes. Farmer. Married, 9 September, 1801, Pru-
dence, daughter of David and Elizabeth ( ) Cook. She died 24 June,
1858, aged 78. He died 5 May, 1850. Children:
i. Jonathan Shepardson, b. 23 November, 1S02, d. IS January, 1S75.
ii. Prudence Shepardson, b. 12 August, 1804; m. William Moore; d. 26 June, 1S77.
iii. Lity Shepardson, b. 19 April, 1806, d. 5 June, 1820.
iv. Eliza Shepardson, b. 4 April, 180S ; m. Charles Moore ; d. ,
v. David Cook Shepardson. b. 31 May, 1810, d" 7 September, 1813.
vi. Mii.uk Shepardson, b. 25 March, 1812; m. George Moore, Athol, Mass.; d. 1S93.
10. vti. Daniel Shepardson, b. 27 July, 1813..
viii. David Cook Shepardson, b. 2 October, 1815, d. 1R93.
lx. John Shepardson, b. 12 Anril, 1820. d. it December. 1889.
x. Em Shepardson, b. 10 September, 1821 , d. 5 March, 1896.
62 Shepardson. [Jan.,
9. Ancel Siiepardson (William,* John,* Nathaniel,3 Daniel,2 Daniel1)
married, 25 July, 1782, Charlotte Colgrove, who was born 20 February,
17(32, aud died 23 February, 1850. He died 9 February, 1840. They lived
in Middletown, Rutland County, Vt., and in Fairfax, Franklin Countv.
Children:
i. Clarissa Shepardson, b. 27 January, 1783, d. 30 August, 1830, in Granville, Ohio,
ii. Asa Shepardson, b. 12 December, 1784, d. 14 August, 1842, in Delaware Co., Ohio.
11. iii. Daniel Shepardson, b. 27 September, 1787.
iv. David Shepardson, b. 25 October, 1790. d. 15 December, 1791.
v. Ancel Shepardson, b. 10 July, 1793, d. 21 March, 1875, in Fairfax, Vt.
vi. Joel Shepardson, b. 28 June, 1796, d. 25 December, 1850, in Vermont.
vii. Lorinda Shepardson, b. 23 April, 1800.
viii. CAlista Shepardson, b. 10 February, 1806, d. 13 August, 1861, in Alexandria, O.
10. Daniel Shepardson (Daniel,* Jonathan,5 Jonathan,* Nathaniel,3 Dan-
iel,2 Danielx), born in Royalston, Worcester County, Mass., was the first of
the family name in America to attend college, spending two years at Am-
herst College and two years at Brown University. Alpha Delta Phi. Did
not graduate, but received honorary degree of Master of Arts from Granville
College (now Denison University) in 1846 and saiwe degree from Brown
University in 18515, also the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity from the
University of Lewisburg (now Bucknell University) in 1872. Moved to
Ohio in 1841, traveling by stage to Albany, thence by packet boat on the
Krie Canal uiirieeu ua>& and nights to Buffalo, theucc six more days by
lake and Ohio Cnnal to Newark, Licking County. Baptist minister in
Zanesville, Cincinnati, Cheviot and Piqua. Principal of Woodward Pligh
School, Cincinnati, 1855-1862, and for sixteen years member of Board of
Examiners and Inspectors of Schools in that city. Principal of the Young
Ladies' Institute, Granville, Ohio, 1868-1887, and founder of Shepardson
College, the women's department of Denison Universitv. Member of Board
of Trustees of Denison University 1S43-1S60 and 18S0-1899. He died in
Granville, 9 December, 1899. He married, (1) 1840, in Sandisfield, Mass.,
Harriet S. Wilcox, who died in Newark, Ohio, August, 1841 ; (2) 1 Decem-
ber, 1842, Harriet Bestor Beard of Zanesville. Ohio, who died in Cincinnati
9 June, 1853; (3) 18 June, 1854, Eliza Ann, daughter of James Rogers and
Hannah (Mulloy) Smart, who was born 21 March, 1835, in Orange, Meig3
County, Ohio. Children:
i. Infant sou, b. August, 1S41, d. same month,
ii. Mary Shepardson, d. in infancy.
iii. Harriet Julia Shepardson, b. 29 April, 1852; m. 1 February, 1876, James Mur-
doch of Oneida, 111.; d. 9 March, 1&79. Two children.
iv. Hannah Shepardson, b. 28 January, 1855, d. 20 February, 1855.
v. Mary Ella Shepardson, b. 3 May, 1S">6: m. 28 October, 1882, H. Sterling Pome
of Sommers, Mass.; now resides in Boston, Mass. Six children.
Vi. Eliza Davis Shepardson, b. 26 October, 1858 ; m. 2fi October, 1881, Charles Alleu
Marsh of Chicago, 111.; d. 22 April, 18S9. Four children.
vii, Jo Hannah Shepardson, b. 3 January, I860 ; m. 12 December, 1883, Francis Wil-
Thorne of Granville, Ohio; now resides Portsmouth, Va. Five children.
viii. Daniel Shepardson, b. 2 July, 1861, d. 15 August. 1861.
ix. Francis Wayland Shepardson, b. 15 October, 1862 ; m. 3 September, 1884, Cera
Lenore Whitcomb of Clinton, Ind. ; Professor of American History in the
Universitv of Chicago.
x. George Defrees Shepardson, b- 20 November. 1864 ; m. 31 August, 1892, Harriet
King of King's Mills, Ohio; Professor of Electrical Engineering in the Uni-
vcrsitv of Minnesota.
xi. Daniel Shepardson, b. I December, 1868; m. 27 August; 1S95, Mary Belle Smith
of Newark, Ohio ; d. 25 November, 19o5, in Honolulu, H. I.
xii. John Ernest Shepardson, b. 26 October, 1877; Instructor in Science in Dixon
Academy, Covington, La.
11. Daniel Shepardson (Ancel,6 William,5 John,* Nathaniel,3 Daniel,2
Daniel1), born in Middletown, Rutland County, Vt, Millwright at Fairfax,
Vt. Removed with his family to Granville, Ohio, September, 1813, making
the journey in a Wiigon and being forty days on the road. Served as super-
intendent of construction on Ohio Canal, 1S2o-0j constituent member of
Granville Baptist Church, and deacon from its organization until his death,
1906.] Shepardson. 63
November, $866. Member of Board of Trustees of Denisoa University 1831-
ist'xi, and superintendent of construction of its first buildings. He married,
(1) t2 July, 1807, Prudence, daughter of Daniel Morse of Fairfax, Vt. She
was born m Dublin, N. H., 19 September, 1784, and died in Granville, Ohio,
L\) March, 1835. (2) 26 November, 1835, Mrs. Mary (Devenney) Dilley,
daughter of Cornelius Devenney. She was born 11 April, 1895, in Berkeley
County, Va., and died in Granville, Ohio, 5 June, .1850. (3) 7 July, 1852,
Mrs. Pamelia Barlow, widow of Rev. Julius Barlow of Fredonia, Ohio.
Children, all by first wife :
i. Lucetta Shepardson, b. 28 September, 1808; m. David Woods; lived in Wil-
liams Co., Ohio.
ii. Perrin Shepardson, b. 30 July, 1810.
iii. Abigail Shepardson, b. '26 November, 1812; m. Gardner Woods ; lived in Jer-
sey, Ohio.
iv. Harriet Shepardson, b. 22 February, 1815; m. Hiram Pruden; lived in Jersey,
Ohio.
v. Nancy A. Shepardson, b. 6 November, 1817 ; unm. ; d. in Granville, Ohio.
vi. Elvira Shepardson, b. 3 February, 1820; m. Rev. D. D. Walden; d. 8 Januarv,
1865, in Hillsdale Co., Mich.
vii. Daniel Morse Shepardson, b. 11 July, 1822, d. 27 July, 1824.
12. viii. Daniel Morse Shepardson, b. 2 February, 1S25.
12. Daniel Morse Shepardson (Daniel,7 Ancel* William,5 John,* Nathan-
iel,3 Daniel,2 Daniel1), born in Granville, Ohio; was a farmer there until
be retired from active labor. Succeeded his father as deacon of the Gran-
ville Baptist Church. Member of the Board of Trustees of Denison Univer-
eity since 1863. Has been one of the prominent citizens of Granville foa
many years. He married, 8 November, 1848, Abby L., daughter of Jathani
W. and Lucy H. fChilson) Durant. She was born in Vermont, 1 October,
1827, and died in Granville, 14 May, 1904. Children :
i. Esmah C. Shepardson, b. 25 January, 1850 ; m. Rev. Alfred S. Orcutt.
ii. Lucy P. Shepardson, b. S October, 1866; m. Milan P. Ashbrook.
It is a curious illustration of the movement of American
families that the descendants of two sons of an Attleboro,
Mass., family should meet in Granville, Ohio, after living, the
one in Connecticut and Vermont, and the other in Rhode
Island and Massachusetts.
Now, another feature of American life is admirably illus-
trated by this same family. Again and again, when looking
up family records, genealogists have come face to face with a
blank wall in the shape of an entry, "Went West," in the fam-
ily Bible. That closed the records, for in the days of poor and
expensive mail facilities, family ties were often rudely snapped
asunder. The first Daniel Shepardson did not like the looks
of things at Salem, so he went to Charlestown. His son pushed
on to Maiden, and then to Attleboro, then on the frontier
and a long way from Boston. In the fourth generation the
sons Jonathan and John had the moving spirit, the former
going to Cumberland, R. I., and then to Templeton, Mass., the
latter going far into the wilderness of Connecticut. Among
the children of John Shepardson, who lived at Ash Swamp,
now East Adams, Conn., was a son William, one of whose chil-
dren was Ancel. He did not like the aspect in Connecticut,
and so plunged into the woods, going to the very jumping-ofi
place, the region called Vermont in after days. In time a son
Ancel was born to him, who had a brother Daniel. The son
Ancel, ''Deacon" Ancel Shepardson, of Fairfax, Vt., had a
conversation with a cousin of mine, some forty years ago, in
64 Shepardson. [Jan.,
which he told how his father, when he himself was very young,
rode horseback from Vermont to Connecticut to see his rela-
tions there. About the time of this interview, my cousin met
a certain Sally Shepardson in Bosra, Conn. She told how an
uncle named Ancel had left the rest of the family and gone to
Vermont, or rather "up country," as she expressed it. She
had never heard of the second Ancel, neither had the second
Ancel heard of his first cousin Sally, and when Ancel's brother,
Daniel, moved West and became the first "Deacon" Shepard-
son of Granville, Ohio, the ties of relationship were still further
strained, so that in 1876, when a sketch of the Shepardson
family was published in the History of Licking County, it was
stated that little was known of William and his family.
Paul, in writing to Timothy, took occasion to speak against
"endless genealogies/' but Paul never had any experience in
tracing an American family. In the years during which I have-
paid more or less attention to details of family history, I have
been surprised at the side lights upon the history of my coun-
try which have been thrown from genealogical research. For
example, in the story just told, one notes the superstition of
the colonist which led witches to the gallows, and took cogni-
zance of every abnormal birth as a portent from on high. One
recalls the aristocracy of the day, which reserved the title
"Master," or "Mr." as we write it, for those of wealth or special
distinction, the commonality being known as "Goodman." One
sees the fearful and wonderful orthography of the early writers,
which marked public records and private communications with
"horrid false spells." One follows the restless, moving spirit
of the day, which drove the Indians back into the interior,
which opened Connecticut, New Hampshire and Vermont to
settlement, and which, after a time, pointed the way westward
across the wilderness and beyond the mountains, until Ohio
and Indiana and Illinois, and then Iowa and the far WTestern
States even to the Pacific, began to fill up with the children
and children's children of the men who came to Salem and
other towns of New England in the first twenty years of New
England settlement.
There are quite a number of people in Granville who are
interested in genealogical research ; there ought to be man>'
more. It makes no difference whether the first American of a
line had a coat of arms or not. He may not have had any
kind of a coat ; but if his descendants have helped to the
upbuilding of the land we love, there will be intense satisfac-
tion in following their wanderings from State to State, and
greater satisfaction, if at the close of the study one can say
with Cowper :
"My boast is not that T deduce my birth
From loins enthroned, or rulers of the- earth,
But higher yet my proud pretensions rise ;
The child of parents passed into the skies."
DESCENDANTS OF CALEB COLE, OF SHARON, CONN.
By J. W. B. Cole, of Audubon, Iowa, and John Harlan Cole, of Mendenhall, Ta.
James1 Cole, the first of this family in America, was born in England,
probably in Essex County. He m. and was left a widower with one dau.,
Abigail. He then m. Ann Edwards, widow of the Rev. Richard Edwards,
a Puritan minister of London. She had one young son, William Edwards.
They soon emigrated to New England and joined the party led by Rev.
Thomas Hooker in the settlement of Hartford, Conn., in October, 1635. Pie
was a cooper by trade, and d. in 1652 and his widow Feb. 20, 1678-9.
John2 Cole is believed to have been his son. He was admitted freeman
in 1655 and in that year he bougiit his sister's interest in their father's
estate. He was a large land owner, his estate as shown by the returns
made by his administrator amounting to nearly four hundred pounds. He
d. in 1685.
His third son,. Samuel3 Cole, was a freeman and land owner of Hartford.
He d. Mar. 16, 1693. By his wife Mary he had seven children, the oldest of
whom was Samuel4 Cole, b. about 1672. He m. Mary, dau. of James
Kingsbury, Jan. 2, 1603. Their third child was Caleb6 Cole, b. Feb. 8, 1703.
CALEB5 COLE (Samuel? Samitel? John? James1) , b. Feb.
8, 1703, at Hartford, Conn., d. 1780 at Sharon, Conn.; m.
Rebecca Beardsley of Stratford, Conn., about 1730. She
d. and he m. (2) Ann (Whitney) St. John of Wilton, Conn.,
Dec. 20, 1742. The children of Caleb and Rebecca were :
2. i. David Cole, b. Aug. 15, 1731, Stratford. Conn.
ii. Anne Cole, b. Feb. 26, 1 732 ; m. Col. Ebenezer Gay.
iii. Zebulon Cole, b. about 1734.
The children of Caleb and Ann were :
iv. Thaddeus Cole, b. Oct. 2, 1743, Norwalk, Conn., a KevoFy soldier.
3. v. Matthew Cole, b. Jan. 22, 1745-6, Norwalk, Conn.
vi. Rebecca Cole, b. May 20, 1749, Sharon, Conn.
, vii. Abigail Cole, b. Sept. IS, 1751, Sharon, Conn.
2. David6 Cole (Caleb* and Rebecca Beardsley, Samuel?
Samuel? John? James"), b. Aug. 15, 1731 ; m. Eleanor Hyde of
Sharon, Conn., Dec. 21, 1758. He d. Aug. 29, 1807. Their
children were :
i. Anne Cole, b. June 22, 1760; m. Alex. Smith of Hudson, N. Y.
ii. Elizabeth Cole, b. 1762 ; m. David Randall. They lived in Was-
son, N. Y.
iii. Ellen Cole, b. 1702 ; m. Salmon Jewett.
65
66 Descendants of Caleb Cole, of Sharon, Conn. [Jan.,
iv. David H. Cole, b. about 1706, in Sharon, Conn.; m. Abigail Wil-
liams of Sharon, Sept. 24, 1705. Their children were Albert,
Ora, who m. Philo Hamlin, David and Richard.
v. Caleb Cole, b. Mar. 5, 176S, d. Oct. 10, 1S53 ; unm.
vi. Joseph Cole, b. Dec, 1770, d. Aug. 1, 1S43; m. Sarah Hyde. They
lived at Albion, N. Y. Their children were Daniel, Almeron.
Laura and Mary.
vii. John Cole, b. about 1772 at Sharon. It is stated that he emi^rat< d
to the Western Reserve in Ohio. He had children, Harmon
Cole and a dau.
viii. Nathaniel Cole. He went South and all trace of him was lost.
ix. Polly Cole, d. unm.
4. x. Richard Bradford Cole, b. Feb. 26, 1783.
• 3. Matthew6 Cole {Caleb1 and Rebecca Beardsley, Samuel*
Samuel? John? James1), b. Jan. 22, 1745-6, d. at Kinney's Cor-
ners, Yates Co., N. Y., about 1824 ; was a Captain in the 15th
Regt., Conn. Militia, and a Commissary in the Revolution ; he
moved to the vicinity of Unadilla, N. Y., and in 1817 to Yates
County, N. Y. He was interred on the James Peckert ram;
then known as Sabintown. His wife (name unknown) d. in Che-
nango Co., N. Y. Their children (though probably not in this
order) were :
5. i. Timothy Tyler Cole, b. Jan. G, .
6. ii. William Cole, b. Dec. 12, 1768.
iii. Calvin Cole, b. in Litchfield Co.; m. Whittlesey of Broome
Co., N. Y. Their children were:
I. Eliza Cole; m. Joshua Titus of Mil©, N. Y
II. Charles Cole.
7. iv. Erastus Cole.
8. v. Ezra M. Cole.
vi. Milo Cole.
4. PviCKARD Bradford7 Cole (David6 and Eleanor Hyde,
Caleb," Samuel,4 Samuel," John; James1), b. Feb. 26, 1783; m.
Sophia Heath of Salisbury, Conn. He was killed by a falling
tree, Dec. 20, 1S50, at Sharon, Conn. Their children were :
i. Caroline Coi.k, b. Dec. 5, 1800; m. Frederic Reed of Salisburv.
ii. Emelink Cole, b. Feb. 20, 1809, d. unm.
9. iii. Charles Cole, b. Jan. IS, 1812.
iv. Laura Cole, b. Apr. 19, 3814, d. Jan. 8, 1827.
10. v. Geoi'.ge Cole, b. Sept. 3. 1810.
11. vi. David Hyde Cole. b. Jan. 24, 1822.
5. Timothy Tyler7 Cole (Matthew* and , Caleb,1 Sam-
uel* Samuel? John; Jama?), b. Jan. 6, ; m. (1) -,
(2) Hannah Stuart, (3) . He moved from Litchfield
Co., Conn., to the vicinity of Unadilla, N. Y. He lived in Che-
nango, Yates and Tompkins Cos.; was a man of good education
and a schoolteacher for many years. By the first wife he had :
i. Lorlnda Cole; m. Lewis Miles and lived near Cleveland, O.
*<*<'■"
■■: ■■"■■
^ "^;-
l^W ^
y'
X
-€:%-
^
i ■ i
J
r 1
/J; *
t
i? i
I
. >.'
>
J
. I
I
/
. 1
B
/.
v a -;
IteJ^L^S
Mi
*' ,
*** i- :■'■..■ ?
lilCHAKO BKaDFOKD CoLE 1ST.
LrEOROi ^OLE.
life iitif r/.4C *
5 J^S* . *,? . *5 3SS& 4&S& ■ ~ ■>" " • , ^-" ■ !, '/* *
?»T5$ J ,£*■**" *■"•*■■ . ■
'i-' -■•"'-. *?*$'*■.•. .; '• ■'« *•.*".. "i
' '" * £h
■ , -•■;..-- -<ij - ' . ;
•: •-■/: '■'..!C«i !«* s£2« -r,,-;-vF-, "
', .' • • '.-• :'-(< "''.'• * -"*!*£. i "'■'' "Sjv^
«** .,
--. ;"„_-»* •*>;"- , " ;•• ---j-,-^ ---■•.— .;...-_. . ■. ■
.. .' '- ■ '••vwi... -- .% ^~~~:-\~y\ '" .*''.v. " -
iU'siiIpih.' (»t* r.& t: u. i.iic
Sharon, Conn., Built 1818.
11H"K5.] Descendants of Caleb Cole, of Sharon, Conn. 67
By the second wife :
ii. Thankful Cole, b. about 1802 ; m. Abbott.
iii. Lois Cole, b. 1804 ; m. Levi Noble of Canisteo, N. Y.
15. iv. John Stuaut Cole, b. Apr. 9, 1806.
v. Erastus Cole, b. about 1808, d. unin.
vi. Lydia Cole, b. about 1810 ; in. Hiram Carney. Lived at Olean
Point, N. Y.
vii. Daniel Sutton Cole, d. at age of eighteen years.
6. William7 Cole (Matthew* and , Caleb,* Samuel* Sam-
uel? John? James*), b. in Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Conn., Dec.
12, 17GS, d. at Duanesburg, N. Y., Oct. 2S, 1845. He m. Thankful
Orion of Sharon, Conn., Jan., 1793. Their children were :
13. i. John Orton Cole, b. Oct. 5, 1793, at Sharon,' Conn.
ii. Frederick T. Cole, b. May 13, 1795, d. Aug. 27, 1809.
1-1. iii. William Cole, b. Apr. 13, 1797, at Sharon, Conn.
iv. Myron Cole, b. July 2, 1799, at Catskill, N. Y.; drowned in 1827
at sea.
15. v. Matthew M. Cole, b. Mar. 13, 1801, at Catskill, N. Y.
vi. Adeline Cole, b. Feb. 28, 1803, d. Apr. IS, 1866.
vii. Polly Cole, b. May 2S, 1805, d. July 15, 1820.
16. viii. Philo K. Cole, b. Aug. 1, 1807, at Duanesburg, X. Y.
ix. Anna Maria. Cole, b. Aug. 1, 1809, d. July 10, 1811.
x. Myra Cole, b. Oct, 24, 1812, at Duanesburg, N. Y. She m. Oct. 1,
1S33, Francis P. Burns. She d. 1901, in Albany, N. Y.
17. xi. Frederick Wing Cole, b. Sept. 19, 1815, at Duanesburg, N. Y.
7. Erastus7 Cole (Matthew* and , Caleb? Sanmel,4 Sa?n-
ttel* John; James*), b. in Connecticut. Lived in Cayuga, N. Y.
1m 1S17 moved to Jerusalem, Y'ates Co., N. Y. m. Lois Dick-
enson of Chenango Co., N. Y. Their children were :
K i. Hiram Cole, b. 180S.
ii. "Walcott Cole, b. 1810, in Cayuga Co.; m. Elizabeth Durham.
Lived in Jerusalem, Yates Co. Had one dau., liebecca Ann
Cole, who m. Chauncey Millspaugh.
iii. Elizabeth Cole ; hi. Alanson Dunning of Bluff Point.
iv. Cordelia Cole; m. George A. Parker of Jerusalem.
v. Mary A. Cole ; m. Miles B. Andrews.
vi. Erastus Cole. b. in Yates Co. 1820; m. Sarah Larzelere. They
both d. iu Feb.. 1902, at Rhine} 's Corners, Yates Co., N. Y.
Their children were:
I. Sarah L. Cole.
II. Gkougf Cole, b. 1862. Lives at Kinney's Point. lias two children.
ILL Ward Cole; umn.
IV. CVLK.
vii. Harris Cole, b. in Yates Co. 1822 ; in. Mary Dunning of Steuben
Co. Has four children:
I. iii-.np.y Cole,
II. E5IMA Cole.
III. Fanny Colt:,
iv. Frederick Cole.
TO
68 Descenda,7its of Caleb Cole, of Sharon \ Conn. [Jan.,
8. Ezra M.7 Cole {Matthew* and , Caleb? Samuel? Sam-
uel? John? James1), b. in Connecticut ; m. Cole of Che-
nango Co., N. Y. Settled near Benton Center, Yates Co. Their
children were :
i. Maria Cole ; m. Israel Crittenden of Ontario Co.
ii. Ursula Cole; m. John Wheat of Benton.
iii. George Cole; m. and lives in Ontario Co.
iv. Rhoda Cole; rn. Joseph C. Guthrie of Benton.
v. Polly Cole.
vi. Israel Cole.
vii. Charles Cole; m. Sainantha Tubbs of Benton. They lived at
Kinney's Corners. He was killed by an accident. Their chil-
dren were :
I. Ezra Cole.
II. Charlotte Cole ; m. Drew. Lives in Steuben Co.
III. George Cole; unm.
viii. Amarilla Cole.
ix. Julia Colt:.
x. Caroline Cole.
9. Charles5 Cole {Richard Bradford" and Sophia Heath,
David? Caleb? Samuel? Samuel? John? Ja?nesl), b. in Sharon,
Conn., Jan. 18, 1812. His children were :
i. Edwin Cole.
ii. Ellen Cole.
iii. Julius Cole, d. in Union army during Civil War.
10. George8 Cole {Richard B? and Sophia Heath, David?
Caleb? Samuel? Samuel? John? James1), b. Sept. 3, 1816 ; m.
Elethea E. Roberts, of Sharon, Conn., Feb. 12, 1840. She was
b. in 1818, d. 1849. Their children were :
i. George Roberts Cole, b. in Sharon, Aug. 18, 1841, d. Aug. 29,
1900; m. Nov. 17, 1804, Sarah St. John of Sharon. Children:
I. Frank Hyde Cole, b. May 7, 1SG7. Last heard oi'in Wyoming.
II. Judson St. Iohn Cole, b. Jan. 11, 1874 ; unm.
ii. Catherine E. Cole, b. Julv 1, 1843; m. William M. Smith of
Sharon, Sept. 17, 1803. Their children :
I. George Henry Smith, b. Oct. 17, 1SG4, at Sharon ; m. Anna II. Scott
of Watertown, Conn. Nov. 6, 1S88. They have one child Harold H.
II. Ella Roberts Smith, b. Mar. 6, 18G9.
III. William Rolph Smith, b. Aug. 9, 1874, at Watcrtown, Conn.: ra. Daisy
Elizabeth Lewis, Nov. 6, 1896. Children: Justin Lewis Smith, b.
Dec. IG, 1897 ; Seymour Rolph Smith, b. Jan. 12, 1S98.
iii. Richard Bradford Cole, b. Oct. 4, 1840. at Sharon ; unm.
iv. Frank Hyde Cole, b. Nov. 13, 1S48, d. Oct. 5, 1853.
11. David Hyde8 Cole (Richard B: and Sophia Heath,
Daniel? Caleb? Samuel? Samuel? John? James1), b. Jan. 24, 1S22 ;
m. Phoebe Turner of Salisbury, Conn. Their only child was —
i. David Bradford Cole; in. Harriet C. Landon. He went to the
Klondyke and has not been heard of since 1002. Children:
I. Mary Alberta Com:, b. Sept 12, 1891.
' II. James Landon Coi.k, b. June 26, 1893. They live in Boston, Mass.
John S. Cole at 40.
w
rowena ileriunoton cole at 90
Born Octobkk 26th, 1812.
1906.] Descendants of Caleb Cole, of Sharon \ Conn, 69
12. John9 Stuart Cole {Timothy Tyler1 and Hannah Stuart,
Matthew? Caleb? Samuel? Samuel? John? James1), b. Apr. 9,
1S00, in Tompkins Co., N. Y.; m. Rowana Herrington at How-,
ard, Steuben Co., N. Y., Jan. 11, 1830; moved to Cleveland,
Ohio, Oct., 1834 ; served in Patriot War (McKenzie's Rebellion)
in Canada, 1838, was wounded in the knee and returned home
in Feb., 1839 ; moved to Poweshiek Co., Iowa, in 1859. He
enlisted at the age of 56 in Co. D, 37th Iowa Vols., Oct. 14,
1862. He died while at home on furlough, Dec. 23, 1862. The
children of John S. and Rowana (Herrington) Cole were :
i. WiLLiAit P. Cole, b. Sept. 14, 1S32, in Penn Yan, Yates Co., N.
Y.; d. Jan. 23, 1833.
Elijah H. Cole, b. Apr. 3, 1835, in Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.
Henry E. Cole, b. Aug. 13, 1837, in Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.
Mary A. Cole, b. Apr. 25, 1840, d. 18S5; m. B. W. Masker, Dec.
11, 1859.
Elyix Miles Cole, b. Apr. 25, 1840, d. Jan. 2S, 1855.
John W. B. Cole, b. Aug. 19, 1843, in Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.
Dellison D. Cole, b. Mar. 29, 1846, in Cuyahoga Co., Ohio; unm.
David D. Cole, b. Mar. 29, 1846, in Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, d. 1846.
Charles Albert Cole, b. Feb. 1, 1851, in Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.
Emma E. Cole, b. Oct. 15, 1S53, d. Mar. 12, 1887 ; m. Joseph Liv-
ingston.
13. John Orton8 Cole {William'1 and Thankful Orton, Mat-
thew? Caleb? Smmml? Samuel? John? James1), b. Oct. 5, 1793, at
Sharon, Conn., d. Jan. 4, 1878, at Albany, N. Y. He went to
Albany at the age of 13 and entered the office of the Albany
Register; studied law and was admitted to the. bar. He was
appointed Justice of the Criminal Court of Albany by Gov.
DeWitt Clinton, 1821. He served in this office more than 47
years. Although in 184G the office was made elective,* he served
24 years without opposition. During the War of 1812-15 he
served as a volunteer and was a pensioner of that war. He was
afterward on the staff of Gen. Van Rensselaer and accompanied
LaFayette on his tour of the State. In 1833 he was elected
captain of the Albany Burgess Corps and retained his connec-
tion with that organization until his death. In 1833 he was
elected Alderman, and in 1842 he was Clerk of the Assembly
of New York. He was a Freemason and was Master of his
Lodge ten years, and was Grand Secretary of the Grand Chap-
ter of the State for 42 successive years ; also for a time Com-
mander of the Commandery.
1.9.
ii.
20.
iii.
iv.
v.
21.
vi.
vii.
viii.
22.
ix.
X.
70 Desceiidanis of Caleb Cole, of Sharon, Conn. Uan>
He was active politically, and during the days of the "Albany
Regency" was admitted to the conncils of Marcy, Wright, Van
Buren, etc. He was personally acquainted with every Governor
from 1S0G to 1878. He was deeply interested in education:^
matters, and was president of the Board of Education several
years ; resigning, he was elected secretary of the board, a
position he held at the time of his death. In 1872 the Board
of Education gave him a vacation which he passed in Europe.
Mr. Cole united with the Fourth Presbyterian Church in 1831,
and was ruling elder 43 years. In 1817 he m. (1) Eleanor
Sharp, who d. in 1830. In 1831 he m. (2) Adelaide Dougherty,
who d. Aug. 4, 1889.
The children of John O. and Eleanor (Sharp) Cole were ;
i. Eleanok Cole, d. young.
ii. Eleanor Cole, b. Sept. 12, 1819 , m. Charles L. Garfield.
iii. William Cole, b. Mar. 21, 1822 ; uihb.
23. iv. John Jay Cole, b. Aug. 29, 1824.
Children of John O. and Adelaide (Dougherty) Cole :
v. Edward Cole.
Walter D. Cole, b. Nov. 11, 1S33.
Susan Cole, b. June 21, 1S35; m. Rev. Edward Aiken, 1S54.
Augustus Graham Cole, b. Jan. 12, 1837.
Frances H. Cole, b. June 11. 1838; m. John Hayes, Dec. 25, ISO'J.
Charles Wadsworth Cole, b. Mar. 9, 1840.
Mary Cole, b. Dec. 7, 1841, d. Oct. 21, 1SS2.
Henry Martyx Cole, b. Oct. 31 , 1813 ; m. Aug. 25, 1881, Angelica
Barton. Resides in Albany, X. Y. No children.
Frederick Yvting Cole, b. Dec. 23, 1845.
Addison D. Cole, b. Nov. 18, 1847: in. Ida F. Parmenter at Hud-
son, N. Y. Surveyor of Port of Albany 18S4-S9. Died 1S<>7.
Sarah A. Cole, b. .May 9, 1S50, d. Mar. 6, 1851.
Matilda G. Cole, b. June 29, 1852, d. Jan. 12, 1856.
Elizabeth Cole, b. Aug. 7, 1854.
14. \Villiams Cole ( WilHam1 and Thankful Orton, Mattfiew?
Caleb? Samuel* Samuel? jfolui? James1), b. Apr. 13, 1797, d.
Feb. 13, 1S23 ; m. Mary McDuffie. Their child :
2S. i. William Kerley Cole, b. Apr. 15, 1S23.
15. Matthew M.8. Cole (WillianP and Thankful Orton,
Matthew? Caleb? Samuel? Samuel? John? James1), b. Mar. 13,
1801, at Duanesburg, N. Y., d. at Washington, D. C, Sept. iv.
1839. He m. Abigail Catlin in 1820. Mr. Cole was a printer
by trade. Resided in Washington in 1830; served a term a=>
Justice of the Peace ; was appointed reporter of the proceed-
ings of Congress by President Jackson, and clerk in U. S. Land
24.
VI.
vii.
25.
viii.
ix.
26.
X.
xi.
xii.
27.
xiii.
xiv.
XV.
xvi.
xvii.
1006.] Descendants of Caleb Cole, of Sharon, Conn. 71
Office by President Van Buren. The children of Matthew M.
and Abigail (Catlin) Cole were :
i. William Bradley Cole, b. 1822, d. 1S4S ; unm.
ii. Helen Cole, b. 1824, d. 1876; m. James Anderson.
29. iii. John Cassidy Cole, b. Dec. 18, 1S26.
16. Philo K.8 Cole ( William' and Thankful Orton, Matthew*
Caleb? Samuel? Samuel? John? James1), b. Aug. 1, 1807, at
Duanesburg, N. Y. ; m. Caroline Parmerlee. Mr. Cole was a
printer by trade, and was for many years foreman in the office
of the Albany (N. Y.) Argus. During the sessions of the New
York Legislature he reported the actions of the Senate for that
paper. He d. Nov. 10, 1845. Their children were :
i. Myron Henry Cole, b. Nov. 22, 1846 ; went West ; m. and had
one child, which d. young.
ii. Elizabeth Cole, d. young.
iii. Frances Caroline Cole.
iv. Benjamin Franklin Cole; d.; m. but no sons.
17. Frederick Wing8 Cole (Willia/n1 and Thankful Orton,
Matthew? Caleb? Samuel? Samuel? John? James1), b. Sept. 19,
1815, at Duanesburg, N. Y. He entered the office of the
Albany (N. Y.) Argus in 1834 and later became assistant
editor. He was a writer of ability and contributed both prose
and poetry to the columns of the Argus. A volume of Mr.
Cole's poems was published after his death. He d. Aug. 13,
1845. He m. Rebecca M. Fuller of Albany, N. Y., June 6, 1836.
Their children were :
i. Myra Cole, b. Aug. 15, 1887 ; m. Stephen F. Washburn, June 19,
1854, resides at Milton, X. J.
ii. Catherine V. Cole, b. Nov. 30, 1S39, in Albany; m. John W.
Horen, Feb. 9, 1861.
30, iii. Percy B. S. Cole, b. May 12, 1842.
iv. Helen Minerva Cole, b. Aug, 3, 1844, d. in New York City, Oct.
17, 1860.
18. Hiram* Cole (Erastus M? and Lois Dickenson, Mat-
thew? Caleb? Samuel? Samuel? John? James1), b. 1808, Cayuga
Co., N. Y. He m. Sarah Cole, dau. of Joseph Cole, a native of
Rhode Island. Hiram Cole d. in Jerusalem, Yates Co., N. Y.,
in 1SS5. Children :
i. Allen N. Cole, b. 1833. A druggist in Virginia City, Nev.
ii. Edwin A. Cole, b. 1835; in. Susan Spangler of Jerusalem. Has
child, Mary Cole.
iii. Hiram Cole, b. 1S45; unm.
iv. Sarah J. Cole, b. 1848.
72 Descendants of Caleb Cole, of Sharon, Conn. [Jan.,
19. Elijah H.9 Cole (John Stuart* and Rowana Herrington,
Timothy T? Matthew? Caleb? Samuel? Samuel? John? -James1),
b. Apr. 3, 1835, in Cuyahoga Co., Ohio ; m. Eunice Howard,
Nov. 5, 1851, in Morrow Co., Ohio. Came to Poweshiek, Iowa,
in 1857. Enlisted Jan. 5, 1861, in Co. B, 28th Iowa ; discharged
July, 1865, at Savannah, Ga. Now lives at Soldiers' Home,
Marshalltown, Iowa. Their children :
i. Frances A. Cole, b. Oct. 11, 1856 ; m. Thomas Ford, Mar. 26, 187.1.
ii. Mary Eliza Cole, b, Mar. 24, 1S59, d. Nov. 2, 1876.
iii. Hattie Cole, b. Dec. 7, 1860; in. David Burt, Dec. 7, 1877.
iv. Rowana Cole, b. May 22, 1867 ; m. George H. Wichman, Dec,
24, 18S8.
20. Henry Erastus9 Cole (John S? and Rowana Herring-
ton, Timothy T? Matthew? Caleb? Samuel? Samuel? John? James1),
b. Aug. 13, 1837, in Cuyahoga Co., Ohio ; m. Rachel Barnard
in Woodbury, Morrow Co., Ohio, Mar. 24, 1857. Came to Iowa
\
s- ■-»-
1862, in Co. B, 28th Iowa ; discharged July, 1865, at Savannah,
Ga. He d. at Audubon, Iowa, April 20, 1895. Children :
i. John E. Cole, b. Mar. 6, 185S, d. Jan. 19, 1875.
ii. Hiram L. Cole, b. Jan. 20, 1861, d. Jan. 22, 1875.
iii. Lenora Z. Cole, b. Feb. 13, 1863; m. Lee Funk, May 14, 1884; d.
Jan. 24, 1894.
iv. Nellie L. Cole, b. Oct. 6, 1867 ; m. Charles Bott, Sept, 7, 1886.
v. Wilber Myron Cole, Nov. 14, 1871, d. Jan. 21, 1875.
vi. Marion Lee Cole, b. Jan. 11, 1879, d. Feb. 28, 1879.
21. John W. B.9 Cole (John S? and Rowana Herrington,
Timothy T? Matthew? Caleb? Samuel? Samuel? John? James1), b.
Aug. 19, 1843, in Cuyahoga Co., Ohio. Came to Iowa, Powe-
shiek Co., 1859. Enlisted Aug. 6, 1861, in 10th Iowa Infantry,
Co. C ; served at New Madrid and Corinth under Pope, at
Vicksburg under McPherson, at Missionary Ridge under Sher-
man, 15th Army Corps, was with Sherman on the march to the
sea, through the Carolinas, and at the Grand Review at Wash-
ington ; discharged Aug. 15, 1865, at Little Rock, Ark. Dec.
14, 1865, he m. Minerva Jane Welch. Their children :
i. Myrtle Amy Cole, b. Oct. 26, 1866, in Poweshiek Co., Iowa ; unm.
ii. Alta M. Cole, b. May 6, 1S6S, in Poweshiek Co., Iowa; m. J. H.
Moon. The}' live in Motley, Minn.
31. iii. Elvin Martin Cole, b. Jan. 17, 1870, in Greenwood Co., Kan.
iv. Ella May Cole, b. Pec. 7, 1871, in Greenwood Co., Kan.; m-
William T. l\raus. They live in Pomona, Cal.
v. Charlie Alba Cole, b. Jan. 28, 1874, in Tama Co., Iowa, d. Jan.
11, 1882.
vi. Harry E. Cole, b. Dec. 21, 1875, d. Oct., 1876.
jp3
m
t
^Jk 1 ;
~i. 0$
' f^V,
/ S
,-•'■" M-
*.,.- . ;V"'V jj
/ >
xf'
: m
1
i
i
j
John tV. B. Con-: at i3.
81. J. Welch cole.
, ■ ■
I
7 \
\
Elvin M. Cole.
Elvis* m. Cole. Jr.
1006.] Descendants of Caleb Cole> of Sharon, Conn. 73
22. Charles Albert9 Cole {John S? and Rowana Herring-
ton, Timothy T.? Matthew? Caleb? Samuel? Samuel? John? James1),
b. Feb. 1. 1851, in Cuyahoga Co., Ohio. Came to Poweshiek
Co., Iowa, in 1859 ; m. Teressa Wilkinson, Apr. 27, 1874 ; d. in
Carroll Co., Iowa, Feb. 13, 1878. Their children :
i. Feed W. Cole, b. May 17, 1875, in Carroll Co., Iowa ; m. Eunice
Southard of Chelsea, Iowa; one dau., and a son, Dale Charles
Cole, b. Oct. 19, 1905; lives at Cleveland, Okla.
ii. Nettie Cole, b. Dec. 12, 1876, in Carroll Co., Iowa; m. J. B. Stew-
art, Lyons, Iowa.
23. John Jay9 Cole (John Orto7i% and Eleanor Sharp, Wil-
liam? Matthew? Caleb? Samuel? Samuel? John? Jajnes1) was b.
in Albany, N. Y., Aug. 29, 1824. He resides in LaCrosse, Wis.,
and is a lawyer by profession. He was U. S. Commissioner for
the Western District of Wisconsin. Mr. Cole m. (1) Mary
Pahlmer Lee, Oct. 13, 1846, in Albany, N. Y. ; she d. Feb. 1,
1865. Apr. 28, 1867, he m. (2) Louisa E. Smith.
The children of John Jay and Mary (Lee) Cole :
i. Theodore Cole, b. 1S4S, d. 1851.
ii. Theodore L. Cole, b. Dec. 26, 1S52; m. Aug. 20, 1885, Katherine
Dewev. Resides in Washington, D. C. Has child, Felix Cole,
b. St. Louis, Oct. 2, 1887.
Children of John Jay and Louisa (Smith) Cole :
iii. Lucius J. Cole, b. Nov. 14, 1S77.
iv. Herbert S. Cole, b. Feb. 7, 1881.
24. Walter D.9 Cole {John 0? and Adelaide Dougherty,
William? Matthezv? Caleb? Samuel? Samuel? John? James^), b.
Nov. 11, 1833, at Albany, N. Y. ; m. Margaret Mitchell, Feb. 3,
1S59, Albany, N. Y. He d. Dec. 16, 1889. Their children :
i. William Walter Cole, b. Nov. 21, 1839, in Troy, N. Y. ; m. Nov.
12, 1885, Williametta Ringer, at Lisbon, Iowa, where they re-
side. Have dau , Etta Jean Cole, b. at Marshalltown, Iowa,
Mar. 26, 1890.
ii. Adelaide Augusta Cole, b. at Trov, N. Y., Nov. 21, 1861 ; m. F. A.
Wiltsie, Nov. 27, 18S9. She d. July 14, 1893.
iii. Augustus G. Cole, b. May 30, 1866, d. young.
iv. J. LeRoy Cole, b. Aug 4, 1870. Resides in Denver, Colo.
v. Jean D. Cole, b. Nov. 9, 1873, at Albany, N. Y.
25. Augustus Graham0 Cole (John O? and Adelaide Dough-
erty, William? Matthezv? Caleb? Samuel? 'Samuel? John? James1),
b. in Albany, N. Y., Jan. 12, 1887 ; was a teacher by profession
and principal of one of the Albany schools. He m. in Brook-
lyn, N. Y., Harriet A. Burleigh. Mr. Cole d. June 10, 1SC0; his
wife d. Feb, 0, 1865.
74 Descendants of Caleb Cole, of Sharon, Conn. [Jan.,
Their children */
i. Mildred B. Cole, b. in Albany, X. Y., Jan. 2, 1860, m. Sidney
Chapman, Mar. 3, 18S0, Lawrence, Mass.
ii. Edward H. Cole, b. Jan. 17, 1S63 ; limn. He is mate on a vessel
on the Pacific coast.
26. Charles Wadsworth9 Cole (John 0? and Adelaide
Dougherty, William.? Matthew,6 Caleb,5 Samuel,4, Samuel* John*
James1), was b. Mar, 9, 1840, in Albany, N. Y. Mr. Cole grad-
uated in 1862 from Hamilton College, with college honors
$ B K, A. M. and Ph. D. From 1868 to 1866 he was chief
clerk in Provost Marshal's office in Albany and Poughkeepsie,
N. Y. In 1868 he was appointed Professor of English Litera-
ture and History in Albany High School, serving ten years.
He was then appointed Superintendent of Public Schools. In
1883 Mr. Cole was president of the State Council of School
Superintendents. In 1887 he was president of the Alumni of
Hamilton College and delivered the annual address. He has
written many articles on educational topics. He m. Joan Mc-
Kown at Albany, on Nov. 17, 1864. Their children :
i. Charles Buckingham Cole, b. July 7, 1865 in Albany ; graduated
from Hamilton College, 1887, and from Columbia Law School,
1889; A. M. in course, Hamilton College, 1890; practices law
in New York City.
ii. Harold \Vy.\tt Cole, b. Sept. 14, 1873; m. Mar. 21, 1S93, at
Greenbush, N. Y., Manila S Callender.
iii. Elsie LaGrange Cole, b. Oct. 24, 1879.
27. Frederick Wing9 Cole (John 0* and Adelaide Dough-
erty, William,' Matthew,6 Caleb,5 Samuel* Samuel? John,- James1),
b. Dec. 23, 1845, in. Albany, N. Y. He is an Odd Fellow and a
Mason ; was Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New York,
I. O. O. F., 1887-88. On Oct. 8, 1868, he m. Charlotte Parneii
in Greenbush, N. Y. Their children :
i. Frances Adelaide Cole, b. Nov. 19, 1S69, in Albany.
ii. John 0. Cole, b. Oct. 21, 1871.
iii. Frederick W. Cole, b. Oct, 10, 1870.
iv. Charlotte Mary Cole, b. Jan. 10, 1870.
v. George B. Cole, b. Sept. 19, 1881, d. June 12, 1S86.
28. William Kerley' Cole (William* and Mary McDufne.
William; Matthew? Caleb,5 Samuel? Samuel? John? James1), b.
Apr. 15, 1823; at Duanesburg, N. Y. lie m. Ophelia Craft Van
Zandt of Albany, N. Y., Mar. 1, 1847. She was the adopted
dau. of W. W. Van Zandt of Albany. Mr. Cole moved to Jack-
sonville, Fia., in 1852, and became editor of the News, He d.
in Jacksonville, Feb. 14, 1857. Their children :
i. Louisa A. Cole, b. Jan., 184S, at Albany; m. William 0. Mott,
Dee. 30, 181)1, at Esperanfie, X. Y.
ii. Mary E. Cole, b. Mar. 4, 1850, d. June 1, 1851.
1«)00.] Descenda?its of Caleb Cole, of Sharon, Conn. 75
29. John Cassidy9 Cole (KMattheiv% and Abigail Catlin,
William? Matthew? Caleb? Satmtel? Samuel? John? James1), b.
in Albany, N. Y., Dec. 18, 1820. His family moved to Wash-
inton, D. C, when he was three years of age. At the age of 13
he was left an orphan. He left Washington for Albany, N. Y.,
in 1S45, and was employed in a gentlemen's furnishing store,
finally assuming the management of the business. In 1848 he
became delivery clerk in the Albany Post Office. He was
turned out by the Whig administration, and for two years had
charge of the telegraph office at Fort Plain, N. Y. About 1852
he was reinstated in the Albany Post Office, but resigned in a
year. In 1854 he engaged in the grocery trade in Wilmington,
Del., and later in the gentlemen's furnishing business. From
1SG7 to 1877 he was part owner and secretary of the Wilmington
Steam Press Brick Co. In 1877 Mr. Cole was appointed Justice
of the Peace and Notary Public for a term of seven years. In
1884 he was reappointed, but resigned in 1885 and removed to
Washington, D. C. Under Cleveland's administration he was
appointed Examiner of Pensions, and the first two years of his
service was passed in North Carolina. He was then given a
desk in the Washington office until 1898. Resides in Phila-
delphia, Pa.
On Oct. 10, 1849, Mr. Cole m. Harriet Frances Bow of Albany,
N. Y. She d. Sept. S, 1904, age 72, at Philadelphia. Children :
i. Matthew Brvdley Cole, b. Mar. IS, 1S51, d. Apr. 4, 1851.
ii. William Bow Cole, b. Aug. 15, 1852. at Fort Plain, N. Y. ; m.
Hat-tie DeHart Campbell of Mendham, X. J., Oct. 9, 1S78
Lives in Philadelphia* Pa. Had children :
I. Florence DeIIakt Cole. b. Aug. 31, 1S79. <i. June 9, I860.
II. Bayard Nixon Cole, b. Oct. 31, 1SS0, Wilmington.
iii. James Anderson Cole, b. Oct. 14, 1854, d. Feb. 22, 1S57.'
IV. Lilly Cole, b. Jan. 18, 1857, d. yonng.
v. George Bcsii Cole, b. Dec. 27, !B57y at Wilmington; Del. Is in
printing business in Philadelphia; m. Jan. 4, 1883, Yictorine
Ah'retta Vandever of Mount Cuba, Del.
vi. Eliza Bow Cole, b. Jan. 19, I860; m. Sept. 15, 1880, James Tyre
of Wilmington, Dal. Children:
I. Philip Scott Tyre, b. July 14, 1SS1, Wilmington, Del.
II. James Harris Tyre, b. <>ct. 4, i^_', Wilmington, Del.
III. Marion Coll Tyre, b. Jan. l, lSb'J, Wilmington, Del.
vii. EciiiLi.A Bow Cole, b. Jan. 8, 1SG1; d. Aug. 12, 1S61.
via. Eurilla Bow Cole, b. July 10, 1802, d. Mar. 31,1S94 ; m. Dec. 10,
1831, Marcus R. Williams of Gardiner, 7vrp. Children :
I. Dorothy Eurilla Williams, b. Oi t. 3, 16S5, Ilackensac ;. X. J.
II. Penelope Williams, b. Aug. 30, 18S7, d. Dec. 8, 186'J, Hackenaaek.N. J.
III. Marcus Richard Williams, b. Nov, 2'J, ISSS, Elackeusack, N". J.
76 Descendants of Caleb Cole, of Sharon, Conn. [Jan.,
ix. Olivia Francis Cole, b. Mar. 1, 186a ; d.
x. Oliver Bow Cole, b. Mar. 1, 1865. Lives at Wilmington, Del.;
m. June 2, 18SG, Lena G. "White of "Wilmington. Children :
I. Charles Snxw Cole, b. June 4. 1887, d. young.
II, John Cassddy Cole, b. Jan. 1, 1SS9, Wilmington, Del.
III. Edmund Mitchel Cole, b. Sept. 20. 189!, d. young.
IV. Gertrude White Cole, b. Sept., 1896, Wilmington, Del.
V. William Bow Cole, b. Sept., 1905, Wilmington, Del. ,
xi. Harriet Francis Cole, b. Dec. 10, 1867 ; d.
xii. Helen Myra Cole, b. Mar. 8, 1869 ; d. March 20, 1870.
xiii. Charles Shaw Cole, b. Aug. 7, 1870 ; m. Martha Barden. Re-
sides in Galesburg, 111.
xiv. John Harlan Cole, b. Mar. 4,1872; m. Oct. 14, 1896, Irene M.
Faivre of Fairville, Pa. Resides at Mendenhall, Pa. Has:
I. Irene Faivre Cole, b. Aug, 18, 1899, in Philadelphia.
xv. Frederick Augustine Cole, b. Aug. 4, 1874 ; m. Margaret Chal-
mers of Philadelphia, where he resides. Has :
I. Frederick Chalmers Cole, b. August 8, 1901, in Philadelphia.
30. Percy B. S.9 Cole {Frederick Wing* and Rebecca Fuller,
William: Matthew? Caleb? Samuel? Samuel? John? James"), b.
in Albany, N. Y., May 12, 1842. Mr. Cole joined the Albany
Zouaves, Co. A, 10th N. Y, Militia, in 1858. He was mustered
into the U. S. service in the same company, Nov. 13, 1862.
They were sent to New Orleans by water, and after the capture
of the city were sent up the Mississippi. Mr. Cole was one of
the one thousand men who stormed Port Hudson June 14, 1863.
He re-enlisted in the 11th N. Y. Battery, and after the battle
of Fort Stedman was made Second Lieutenant of Co. C,
N. Y. Vols. He was acting Captain, and later when Cos. C and
13 were consolidated he commanded them until the close of
war. On June 22, 1867, in New York City, he m. Emma Boole.
She d. Oct. 4, 1S81. He has no children.
31. Elvin Martin10 Cole {John W. B» and Minerva Welch,
John S.? Timothy T.? Matthew? Caleb? Samuel? Samuel? John?
James1), b. Jan. 17, 1870, in Greenwood Co., Kan. ; m. Estelie
Ihrig, Mar. 28, 1894, at Wellman, Iowa. Reside in Audubon,
Iowa. Their children are :
i. Elvin Martin Cole, Jr., b. Audubon, Iowa, Dec. 31, 1804.
ii. Arthur Henry Cole, b. Audubon, Iowa, Dec. 1, 1807.
iii. Charles Alba Cole, b. Pomona, Cal., Oct. 30, 1809.
>^ -.\
r-
e^
w^
V
#
<*2
^4r<-^
Mary Maiuah Sprague.
MARY MARIAH SPRAGUE.
William1 Sprague, b. about 1609, son of Edward and Christian ( )
<;.r. igue of Upway, England, came in 1629 with brothers Ralph and Kichard
in the interest 01 the Massachusetts Bay Company, and were the founders
of Charlestown, Mass. William m. 16C5, Millesaint, dau. of Lieut. Anthony
Kuin.es. Removed to Hingham lo;k>; d. Oct. 2d, 1675. She d. Feb. 8, 1696.
Their eighth child was :
Jonathan2 Spkagce. b. May 28, 1648; m. Mehitable, dau. of William and
KUzalieth ( ) Holbrook of Mcndon, Mass. His father died in 1675 and
left him sixty acres of land in Providence, R. I., where he settled before.
1080. He was a man of character and often served in public office ; was a
member of the House of Deputies for sixteen years, also was Speaker of the
House and Clerk of the Assembly. He was a zealous Baptist. He d. Sept.,
1741. Their second son was :
William3 Speaguk, b. Feb. 2, 1691; m. (1) Sept. 16, 1714, Alice Browne,
b. May 31, 1691. He m. (2) Aug. 26, 1744, Mrs. Mary Wailing of Smithfield,
R. I. William was a farmer of Smithfield. He bore the rank of Captain
in 2nd Regiment, Providence Co. Militia, in 1732. May 21, 1762, he bought
->f his son Joshua and the iatter's wife, Abigail, for $1,250, certain lands" in
Smitlificld and Cumberland. He died after 1678. Joshua, the youngest of
his six children, removed to Nova Scotia in 1762.
T the opening of the Revolutionary War, Joshua4 Sprague,
son of Gapt. ■ William and Alice (Brown) Sprague, of
Smithfield, R. I., with his sons James and Frederick,
was living in Nova Scotia. On account of their sym-
pathy for the colonists ia revolt they were forced to leave
their possessions and went to Massachusetts, where they took
up their residence in the town of Adams, in Berkshire County.
Joshua, the father, enlisted and served as Major in the battle
of Bennington, August 10, 1777. The sons, James and Fred-
erick, enlisted in Connecticut, and Frederick was in the battles
of Stony Point and Johnstown.
In 1788 Maj. Joshua Sprague came to Marietta and settled at
Waterford. He lived in the garrison during the Indian war.
In 1812 the President of the United States granted him land
in the Refugee Tract for services rendered during the Revolu-
tion. His son James also received a grant of land in this tract.
Under the laws of Congress and the allotment by the Secretary
of War thereunder, 9G0 acres were awarded to Joshua Sprague's
heirs and 320 acres to James Sprague.*
His first wife, Amey Darling, died one year after their mar-
riage, leaving a child, Amey. His second wife was Abigail
c Howe's Historical Collections, II, 321.
Xotk— Siuoe this was put in type Mrs. Sprague has died. February, 1905.
77
•'V
78 Mary Mariali Sprague. []
an.
Wilbur, of Rhode Island. She was b. Nov. 17, 1731, d. Dec. «;.
1825. His fifth child, named William, b. Jan. 3, 1750, m. Expe-
rience Buck, b. 1764, and their daughter Susannah became the
wife of Anson Sprague, son of James.
James5 Sprague was b. 1761. He m. (1) Mary Spooner, the
ninth child of Ebenezer and Sarah (Robinson) Spooner.* His
wife Mary d. about 1791, when on their journey to Ohio. Thcv
had six children. He m. (2) about 1795, Susan Rice, of Bed-
ford County, Pa., and had by her eleven children. He received,
as above stated, 320 acres of land in the Refugee Tract. Ik-
settled at Otsego, Muskingum County, Ohio.
Anson'5 Sprague, the second child of James and Mary, was b.
in Adams, Mass., Oct. 3, 1781, and m. his cousin, Susannah
Sprague. He resided in Washington County, Ohio, until 1832,
removed with his family to Franklin County and occupied land
that had been granted to his grandfather Joshua. The house
built by him has been occupied by four generations of his
descendants.
The eldest of his ten children was WTilliam Ralph7 Sprague,
b. May 14, 1807, on the farm on the west side of the Muskingum
River opposite Coal Run. His mother, who had been b. in the
stockade, was then in her fourteenth year. On this account
he always claimed to be the "oldest Ohio grandson." He
engaged in trade at Coal Run, marrying there March 5, 1831,
Mary Mariah Sprague.
In 1832 he removed with his father's family from Washington
County to Truro Township, Franklin County, where he spent
the remainder of his life as a farmer, dying Dec. 15, 1882.
Frederick5 Sprague, the fourth son of Maj. Joshua, after he
left the arm}' m. Rebecca, dau. of Capt. John and Catherine
(Sabin) Nichols, of Newport, R. I., a mariner, who was lost zl
sea. She was b. Jan. 9, 1766. He later settled in Genesee
County, N. Y., but "as times were very hard and Canada
offered a free homestead to settlers he with others formed
a small colony, emigrated to" Lake Simcoe, and commenced
building a home in that wilderness, never dreaming that there
* Ebenezer Spooner was b. May 29, 1 724 , and <1. in 1800. He was the twelfth >
youngest child of William and Alice (Black well) Spooner, of Dartmouth and itocbesu-
Mass. lie married in 1745 and in L74S removed to Kardwiek. Mass., where lie lived uui
prior to 177*?, when he removed to Warren, Conn, lie served in the French and [n-«J::s
War and /or a time in the Revolutionary War on tin; sloop "Charming Polly," which vvi
captured May HI, 1777. The crew were confined in the "Old Mill" Prison, E'lymouil
Engl ami. from which he made his escape and finally reached home. [Spooner Gunealoi-"
pp. 30, 77, 170.]
1906.] Mary Mariah Sprague. 79
would ever again be war with England." But the War of
1^12 came on and the Government of Canada ordered all
who would not take up arms against the United States to
leave the Dominion by a certain time. Frederick Sprague
was too patriotic and loyal a Yankee to take up arms against
the Government he had fought to establish, but living as he
did in such a wilderness it was an easy matter for him and
his sons to evade the British officers. At one time he was
arrested for speaking against the British Government. He
pleaded that he had only spoken against officials and not
against the Government, but he was put under bonds not to
speak against Government or officials in the future. After the
war was over he sold his claims in Canada to his son-in-law,
William Crittenden, and moved again to the States. He resided
in Chautauqua County, N. Y., until Sept. 3, 1818, when with his
family and others he crossed Lake Chautauqua in a boat and
floated down the Allegheny and Ohio Rivers to Marietta and
thence up the Muskingum to Coal Run, where they located.
The voyage consumed eight weeks.
Three weeks after starting, a baby was born into the com-
pany. This child, named Abigail Julian Sprague, grew to
womanhood, m. (1 ) Washington Sprague, an artist of St. Louis.
On his death she m. (2) James Patterson, and d. in Columbus,
Ohio, April 20, 1004, in her eighty-sixth year.
In 1820, after residing two years in Washington County,
Frederick Sprague and family moved to a Franklin County
farm of 218 acres which he had previously purchased from his
brother Jonathan for four dollars per acre, to be paid for in
eight years, without interest. On this farm he spent the
remainder of his life, dying Jan. 4, 1839. His wife survived
him eleven years, dying in Jacksonville, III., Aug. 27, 1850, at
the age of 81. Both he and his wife had been missonary Bap-
tists. Their children were :
i. David Sprague, b. Jan. 16, 1783.
ii. Nancy Sprague, b. Aug. 15, 1784.
iii. Ellis Sprague, b. June 26, 178*5.
iv. Rebecca Sprague, b. June 14, 178S.
v. Joshua Sprague, b. June 0, 170].
vi. John Sprague. h. Apr. 24, 1793, d. Jan. 25, 1794. .
Hi. Catherine Sprague, b. Jan. 15, 17H5.
viii. Abigail Sprague, b. Feb. 10, 17^7.
i-v. , d. in infancy.
x. , (1. in infaucy.
• ■--',- 1
ll-
-
80 Mary Mariah Spragite. [J<'m..
xi. Jacob Brown Sprague, b. June 1, 1S01.
xii. , d. an infant.
xiii. Austin Edmund Sprague, b. Aug. 3, 1S03.
xiv. Sidney Smith Sprague, b. Apr. 29, 1S06.
xv. Mary "Mariah Sprague, b. Sept. 3, 1808.
xvi. Frederick Nichols Sprague, b. Sept. 11, 1810. ,
Mary Mariah Sprague, the fifteenth child, was b. Sept. 3,
£808, near Roach's Point, Lake Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, am:
was twelve years old when the family moved to Truro Town
ship. Columbus was then (1820) an insignificant village sur-
rounded by timber ; stumps of recently cut trees stood in the
street. A hotel kept by a Mr. Pike stood on Broad street
between High and Front. It consisted of a primitively con-
structed two-story frame building of five rooms. Of the three
rooms on the first floor, one in the rear was used as the kitchen,
one in front as the dining room, the other the indispensable
barroom, while the two rooms above furnished ample accom-
modations for the customers.
Between the Sprague home and Columbus there were but
two clearings, the Taylor settlement on Big Walnut and the
Livingston settlement on Alum Creek. Between these two
settlements and for five or six miles across what was called the
flats a corduroy road was built of poles and logs thrown across
the track with a little dirt over the top ; over this a sure-footed
horse could make his way and not get stalled in the mud. Just
south of where the Livingston road crossed Big Walnut and on
the left bank of the stream stood the schoolhouse of that day,
built of unhewn logs, stick chimney and clapboard roof, For
a window, one log was removed and the space covered with
greased paper, which admitted only a feeble light ; and woe
be to the mischievous urchin who put his finger through that
paper. A plank placed against the wall on wooden pins con-
stituted the writing desk, in front of which pupils sat on a slab
seat with their backs to the teacher. The customary pay for
a teacher in those days was one dollar per week and "board
around" at the homes of the pupils. Married men were em-
ployed if possible, so that they could be paid for their services
in produce. The course of studies usually consisted of Dill-
worth's or Webster's spelling book, arithmetic to the Rule of
Three, English reader, geography, and a little grammar if the
teacher was competent to instruct in so high a branch. On!)
very advanced pupils were allowed to study grammar.
I
%
lis
.\i ... -■ ■.:;■; -
L.
►il»i- . ■-. -.,1 tw_ . . .; : ■ ;" - i*«. :.'.'. ■<■-
- : ... I
Home of Anson Sprague, Father of Wm. R. Sprague.
Mm
U
'I
Home of Frederick Sprague. Father of Mary Mariah Sprague.
k
L
V -
"■?''■■■ %& 1
t tC ■ :
II i.vi ' 8 --.— *- ■ i.J 5 1} / ■■■H
- ' ■ i
I&&
-
Terrace Farm, Residence of W. F. Bark, Home of Mrs. Sprague.
1 90S.] Mary Mariah Spragne. 81
Mrs. Sprague resides with her daughter, Mrs. William F. Barr,
at "Terrace Farm," near Brice, Ohio. This is the farm where
she has spent the most of her married life. This venerable
woman holds the attention and wins the esteem of all who
make her acquaintance. Possessed of a cheerful disposition, a
hospitable manner and a fine quality of wit, one is glad indeed'
of the opportunity to visit with "Aunt Polly." As she works
at her embroidery she often entertains her callers with stories
and remembrances of early days. One is surprised at the
quickness and accuracy of her memory. Her exquisite needle-
work, wonderful in its variety and intricacy, has often been
exhibited at the State Fair and various others over the State.
Her fine display of flowers, for the culture of which she seems
to have a natural ability, has also attracted much attention.
Her health has always been such that she has never required
the visit of a physician until the past winter. The anniversary
of her birth is a day of celebration for her relatives and descend-
ants, who gather from far and near to do her honor.
She is a " real Daughter " in the Society of the D. A. R. and
is a member of the Nabby Lee Ames Chapter, Athens, Ohio.
Her children are :
i. Okrin Fay Sprague, b. Dec. 23, 1833; m. (1) in 1854 Mary Jolly,
who d. May, 1SG8. He m. (2) Dema Cunningham in 1870, and
left Franklin Co. for Napoleon and Toledo, 0., where he engaged
in the lumber business. He d. in Napoleon, May, 1872. By the
second marriage one son, that d. in infancy, was born to "him.
His children by the first marriage were, Heme and Minnie, who
d. in childhood, and —
I. Sidney Smith Sprague, b. Mar. 9; 1856; m. Jan. 1, 1877, Lillie White-
sides. Lives in Detroit, Mich.
II. Charles Lee Sprague, b. Mar. 19, 1858; m. (1) May 9,1880. Almeda
Bishop, d. May. 1885, m. (2) June 30, 1892, Lena Abrel. An electri-
cian in Columbus, 0.
III. Rankin Olds Sprague, b. Mar. 1, 1808; m. (1) Elizabeth Patterson, d.
Jan., 1892; m. (2) Catharine Gard. A clerk in Columbus, O.
ii. Austin Edmund Sprague, b. Mar. 4, 1836; m. (1) Nov. 1, 1865,
Agnes Maxwell, of Truro Tp. She d. Feb. 1, 1SG9. They had
no children. He m. (2) Mary Elizabeth Baily, July 13, 1870.
He is a farmer near Briggsdale, Franklin Co. His children are:
I. Ida Ellen Si-rague. b. July 15, 1S71, d. July 30, 1897 ; m. Dec. 29, 1891,
S. D. Doney, a farmer of Truro Tp., elected Justice of the Peace 1904.
II. Georgian a Sprague, b. Aug. 8, 1873; m. Mar. 28, 1893, A. A. Forsbee,
a business man of Columbus, 0.
III. William Kalph Sprague, b. Oct. 17, 1875 ; an attorney-at law in Ports-
mouth, O.
IV. Austin Edmund Sprague, Jr., b. Nov. 1, 1^79; m. Nov. 26, 1902, G.
Madge PerDieu. He is a jeweler in Richmond, Ind.
V. Darlington Joseph Sprague, b. July 24, 1888, d. Apr. 23, 1SS9.
VI. Helen Sprague, b. Oct. 6, 1890.
82 Mary Mariah Sprague. [Jan.,
iii. Emily Ellex Sprague, b. Nov. 28, 1837; m. Mar. 31, 1850, Charles
K. Stoolfire, a prominent farmer and sheep-breeder of Licking
Co., O. Their children were :
I. Rosalie L. Stoolfire, b. Aug. 19, 1860; m. Feb. 12, 18%, Jesse Wilson,
a farmer near Utica, O. She is now a widow and lives in Newark'
Licking Co., O.
II. Lucy C. Stoolfire, b. May 22, 1864; ra. Nov. 19, 1893, George C. Cully,
an electrician, now residing at Hebron, O.
III. Florence B. Stoolfire, b. May 19. 1866: m. Oct. 20, 18S6, Carey A.
Swisher, a grain and lumber dealer of Hebron, O.
IV. Helen Sprague Stoolfire, b. Sept. 2, 1875, d. Feb. 17, 1899.
iv. Lucy Jeaxxette Spkague, b. Jan. 6, 1810; m. Dec. 2G, 18G4, Ira
Graham, an attorney-at-law of Aliddieport, 0., b. Nov. 8, 1841.
He was a soldier in the war of 18(51-5. The degree of LL. D. was
conferred upon him by the University of Nashville. Their chil-
dren were : *
I. Myra Graham, b. Dec. 24, 1865; m. Jan. 20, 1892, Roy Hilsingcr, a
banker or Toronto, belmont Co., O. She d. Aug. 27, 1894.
II- Mary C. Graham, b. June 22. 1867; m. Oct. 25, 1887, Steven H. Olm-
sted. She d. ut San Diego, CaL, July 6, lS'JO.
III. Laura Pearl Graham, b. Oct. 18, 1870; m. Sept. 11,1901, Claud H.
Thompson, a dentist of Athens, O.
IV. Lucy Clare Graham, b. July 24. 1877 ; m. Oct, 12, 1899, Thomas Guy
Stewart, who d. in 1904. He was an undertaker at Pomeroy, O.
v. Mapy Arn Sprague, b. Sept. 4, 1842 ; m. Apr. 9, 1862, Henry E.
Havens, a farmer of Franklin and Van Wert Cos., 0. Their
children were:
I. Nellie Adalink Havens, b. June 26, 1863; m. Sept. 15, 1886. F. G.
Johnston, a Ilolste'.u cattle breeder near Columbus, O.; elected Jus-
tice of the IVaco. 1904.
II. Mary Rebecca Havens, b. Nov. 6. 1867 ; m. Aug. 28, 1895, M. II. Osborn,
an attorncy-at-law, Van Vv'ert. O.. who has been Mayor of that city.
III. John Ralph Havens, b. July 31, 1871 ; m. Oct. 29, 1895, Cora Hardesty.
He is a fanner near Van V\'ert. O.
IV. Lucy Evelin Havens, b. Sept. S, 1S73; m. Sept. 2, 1903, P. S. Weisheimer,
a mill owner of Columbus, O.
V. Rosa Maud Havens, b. Jan. 28, 1S77, d. Nov. 23, 1877.
VI. lafant son, b. Dec. 3, 1882, d. soon after.
VII; Florence Sprague Havens, b. Dec. 30, 1882.
vi. Adalixe Delight Sprague, b. June 24, 1844; m. Dec. 25, 1870,
Jacob Alexander Barr, a preacher of the Christian ( Disciples )
Church at Hartford, Licking Co., O. He was b. near Strasburg,
Shenandoah Co., Va., May 30; 1839 ; came to Ohio in 1855. Edu-
cated at Denison University. Enlisted in Co. H, 121st O. V. 1. ;
served one year. Their children are:
I. Laura Myy Bark. b. May 12. ]S72: m. Nov. 29,1894, E. E. Shafer: a
grain and end dealer ot Hartt'oid, O. : elected Justice of the Peace,
19*4.
II. Frank Barr. b. May IS, 1877, d. Apr. 7, . y — \
III. Witxiam Elmore Barr, b. July 20, 1878 ; m. Dec., 1902, Helen C. Miller.
He is a physician a; London, O.
IV. Francis Marie Barr, b. Feb., 1887.
vii. Geokgianna Sprague, b. June 4, 1S49; m. Oct. 14, 1869, William
Ferguson Barr, b. near "Winchester, Frederick Co.. Va., Sept. -"\
1836. He came to Delaware Co., O., with his father's family in
1855. Entered the freshman class at Denison University, Sept.,
1856, supporting himself there by teaching school dupring the
winter months until entering his senior year. When the war
came on he enlisted as a private soldier Aug. L2, 1862. Helped
recruit Co. 11, 121st O. V. I. Went into camp of rendezvous at
Delaware, O., Aug. 26, 1862; was elected Second Lieutenant Co-
H, Aug. 27. Participated in battle of Perryville. Oct. 8, 1SG2, and
for services rendered there was promoted to First Lieutenant
1<K)8.] Mary Mariah Sprague. 83
Co. I, Nov. 11, 1SC2. Served as Regimental Quartermaster till
Jan., 1SG3; was then assigned to the command of Pioneers,
Fourth Battalion. Was commissioned Captain, July 13,1864;
assigned to office of A. A. A. G., Pioneer Brigade, Sept. G, 1804,
and 2S"ov. 1 went on duty at Chattanooga as A. C. S., camp of-
detachments; and on Nov. 28, 1804, was made A. A. Q. 3VL Pro-
visional Div. A. C, in which capacity he served till the close of
the war. For several years after leaving the army he engaged
in mercantile business. He moved to his present home at Ter-
race Farm, near Brice, Truro Tp., Franklin Co., thirty-five years
ago. In 1855, at the age of 19, he united with the Church of
Christ, and for thirty years has served as an elder in that body.
Independent in politics, though strictly democratic in sentiment.
Their children are :
I. Eakle Spragve Barr, b. July 29, 1S70. Now sojourning in San Diego,
Cal.
II. Fred William Barr. b. Apr. 2. 1875. Now a student at Drake Univer-
sity, Des Moines, la.
III. Nelley Augusta Barr, b. Aug. 24, 18S0.
IV. Jessie Errette Barr, b. July July 5, 18S5.
Willington7 Page Sprague, the third son of Anson and
Susannah Sprague, was L. June 3, 1819, at Coal Ran, O., a. July
9, 1887, near Reynoldsburg, O. ; m. Nov. 30, 1839, at Reynolds-
burg, Mary M. Turner, b. Aug. 12, 1821, in Chautauqua County,
N. Y., d. Apr. 21, 1876, near Reynoldsburg, dau. of Joseph and
Ellis (Sprague) Turner. (Ellis was the dau. of Frederick
Sprague.)
Willington was a farmer and stockman living in Truro Town-
ship on his father's farm, which he later bought. He was a
man of large information, much culture, and great decision of
character. This, together with his marked benevolence, made
him a man of great strength and usefulness. Children:
i. Lewis L, Sprague, b. Sept. 14, 1S40, d. Dec. 20, 1868.
ii. Harvey AY. Sprague, b. May 7, 1842 ; m. Susan C. Wilson,
in. Levi* A. Sprague, b. Dec. 24, 1844 ; in. SArah E. True,
iv. Eliza A. Sprague, b. Feb. 2, 1S48.
v. Frank Sprague, b. Dec. 23, 1830; m. Louise Williams,
vi. Charles Sprague, b. Nov. 17, 1856 ; m. Mary Stockdale.
\ ii. Clara Sprague, b. Jan. 9, 1859 ; m. Francis Saunders,
viii. Ollie Sprague, b. Aug. 19, 18(31, d. Apr. 17, 1871.
The name Barr is evidently of Hebraic origin, in which Bar means "son"
arid Baar "was famous." hi Arabic the word Barr means "wheal"; in Per-
sian means "fruit." and the Irish word Bar means "excellence," which is
tliibart* (bar). The name as well as the bearers thereof evidently have
come^ through Celtic or Gallic and Teutonic families, as the spelling of the
name would indicate. In the Gallic the name is spelled Barre; Teutonic,
Barry or Barrh; and when Anglicised it is Barr. In their religion the Barr
family have always been Protestant. As Huguenots or Reformers they lied
*His sou. Dr. Warren V. Sprague, of Chauneey, Ohio, tarnished some of the <latn for
Ihia article.
84 Mary Mariah Sprague* [Jan.,
from Catholic persecution in France to Scotland and England (in 1572 and
1681). They were refugees in the North of Ireland from Scotland. Our
immediate ancestors, then, were of Scotch-Irish descent ; generally Presby-
terian in their religion, very patriotic, and intensely democratic in their
ideas of government.
Phillip Barr was born in the year 1750; emigrated to America from the
North of Ireland prior to the Revolutionary War ; and two months after,
the Union flag was first unfurled over Washington's camp at Cambridge.'
In March, 1770, at the age of 25, he enlisted in "Capt." Thomas Berry's Co.,
Col. Muhlenburg's Iteg't, of Virginia. He served two years; was in the
battles of Brandy wine and Sullivan's Island. He married Mary Bond, of
Shenandoah Co., Ya., and became the father of ten children — seven sons
and three daughters. He followed farming near Woodstock, Va., where his
wife, Mary (Bond) Barr, died in 1830, and he in 1831, in the 81st year of his
age. They were buried at Woodstoock, Va., near the residence of Jonathan
Grabills. " The children of Phillip and Mary (Bond) Barr were:
i. Isaac Barr, who was a soldier under Gen. Jackson, and at the
battle of New Orleans was one of the seven who were wounded
in that engagement. He d. several years after from the effects
of his injuries. Unmarried
ii. Francis Barr ; was a soldier of the War of 1812-14. m. and lived
for many years in Newark, 0.
iii. George Barr; a soldier of the War of 1812 ; unm.; d. at an ad-
vanced age near Capon Springs, Va. Was a farmer.
iv. Samuel Barr ; a soldier of the War of 1812 ; was m. He lived and
d. near the North Mouutain, Va., and was buried at the Old
Quaker Meeting House near Zane's Forge, Frederick Co., Va.
v. Wtilliam Barr, b. Sept. 19, 1795.
vi. Michael Barr, b. near Woodstock, Va. ; m. (1) , by whom
he had two children. His first wife dying, he m. (2) Elizabeth
Kattell. He d. and was buried at Woodstock, Va. "Uncle
Mike," as he was famiiiarly called, was a farmer, and at on<-
time owned slaves ; also, was a good auctioneer.
vii. Stephen Barr; was a farmer; lived at Edenburg, Shenandoah
Co., Va.
viii. Elizabeth Barr ; b., lived and d. near Woodstock, Va. ; unm.
ix. Hannah Barr, b. at Woodstock, Va. ; m. John Beohm. They had
three children. He was a blacksmith by trade. Moved to Ohio
in 18 — , settling near Center Village, Delaware Co.
x. Sarah Barr, b. in Virginia ; m. James Ogelsvee. Had one child.
Mary Ann, who m. James Baudernnm. Moved to Ohio in 183S,
settling in Harlem Tp., Delaware Co.
Williaii Barr, fifth in the line of Phillip and Mary (Bond) Barr, was b.
Sept 19, 1795, near Woodstock, Va., and on the 3!st day of Aug., ISM, at
the age of 18 years, enlisted in Capt. Samuel Colville's Co., Col. Colman'fl
Iteg't, Virginia; served three months and eight days in the War of 1812-14.
His company and regiment did not reach Washington until some days after
Commodore Barney's tight at Bladensburg and' the burning of the public
buildings in Washington, but was sent on to the defense of Baltimore, artd
was there when Gen. Ross was killed, the British fleet bombarded Ft. Mc-
Henry, and Francis Key, on board a British man-of-war, composed the
"Star Spangled Banner." His term of enlistment having expired, be was
discharged from service at Ellicott's Mills (now Ellicott City), near Balti-
more, Md., Dec. 7, 1814.
On Dec. 24, ISIS, when 23 years of age, he m. Elizabeth Yoe, b. Jan. 4,
179S, in Frederick Co., Va., and to them were born eight children — four
sons and four daughters.
(j£N. PiiTER Ml'ULENBUKl
■%*&*>*«■ ^
1 £
I \
i
m
William Baku.
1006.] Mary Mariah Sprague. 85
"When a young man William Barr learned the blacksmith's trade, which
he followed until 1S50. After his two older sons became able to help him
he added farming to his trade. This he continued to follow until the
autumn of 1855. When the Whig Party died, he resolved to leave the South,
knowing that Virginia would be the battlefield. How truly his prophetic
vision served him, let history tell. He settied at Center Village, Delaware
Co., O., where two of his sisters then lived. Here, in quiet retirement, he
spent the remainder of a long and useful life, dying Jan. 21, 1873,- in his
78th year; his wife following closely after, dying Dec. 9, 1873. They both
united with the Church of Christ early in life.
The children of William and Elizabeth (Yoe) Barr were:
I. James Bare, b. Oct. 14, 1819, in Frederick Co., Va. ; m. Anna Watson, Oct. 28, 1841.
They had seven children. He was a mechanic. He enlisted in Co. H, 121st O.
V. I*, Aug.. 1862. Was in all the battles of the A. C. from Perry ville to Chick-
amauga : d. in General Hospital, Chattanooga, Tenn., July 9, 1864; buried in
National Cemetery, Sec. E, grave 662, Div. No, 2. He was a brave soldier and
a Christian gentleman.
II. John Henry Barr, b. Dec. 25. 1821, in Frederick Co.. Va. ; hi. (1) Ann Robinson,
near Strasburg, Shenandoah Co.,Va., Dec. 21, 2846. To them -were born six
children. Ann (Robinson) Barr d. Sept. 29, 1861, near Center Village, Delaware
Co.. O., and he m. (2) Jane Robinson, by whom he had three children. She d.
at Geneva. Adams Co.. Ind. He still enjoys active life at the age of 83. He has
always followed farming as a business.
III. Mary Barr, b. Feb. 3, 1S21, d. July 8, 1S25.
IV. Sarah Elizabeth Barr. b. Apr. 27. 1826, d. Nov. 18, 1846, near Strasburg, Va..
aged 20 years ; buned at Stickley's.
V. Catharine Ann Barr, b. Feb 12. 1829, in Frederick Co. Va. , m. Joseph M. Orn-
dorff, Dec. 24, 1857. One daughter, Philoma Frances, m. William D. Keys of
Columbus, O., was born to them. Catharine (Barr) Orndorffd. Nov. 15, 18 — ,
near Middletown, Frederick Co., Va., and was buried in the Stickley Grave-
yard. f^—\,
VI. Hannah Jane Barr, b. Apr. 2, 1833; m. John Miller, of Delaware Co., O., Dec.
21, 1862. To them was born one daughter. She d. at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Frank Orndorff, in Granville, 0., Oct. 19, 1902, and was buried near
Center Village, Delaware Co.
VII. William: Ferguson Barr.
VIII. Jacob Alexander Barr.
COLLECTANEA GENEALOGICA.
La Serre Evidences.
Collected by Charles F. LaSerke.
TPIE ancient province of Languedoc was the region between
the Rhone and the Garone and southward to the Pyr-
ennes. It was traversed throughout its entire length
from northeast to southwest by the Cevennes. This territory
coincided closely to the Narbonensis of Gaul. This region was
in the possession of the Visigoths after the dissolution of the
Roman Empire, and was later overrun by the Saracens from
Spain. The Saracens were expelled by Charles Martel and his
successor Pepin-le-Bref, who was the father of Charlemagne.
Tiiis province dciive^l its name from the southern French
dialect — that language "spoken in soft accents and with poeti-
cal rhythm" called the Langue d ' 0ct while the northern dialect
was called langtie d'oil or langtie d'oui, because in the former oc
was used for yes and in the latter out ox oil.
Languedoc, bounded on the south by that great tideless sea
the Mediterranean, "is generally reputed to be the pride of
France with regard to climate, soil and scenery" — a country
peopled by an ardent and impetuous race. " Here is the true
Romance country of all the world." Languedoc with Provence
is known as Troubadour Land, the home of those mediaeval
Troubadours who lived in an atmosphere of chivalry and song.
The songs and romances of the Troubadours formed, and
through- them has been preserved, so large and interesting a
part of the literature of the Middle Ages.
It was in this Romance Land that, fleeing from the Saracen
hordes, la famille de Serre made its advent into France, and here
it was that so many incidents happened which play so great a
part in the destiny of a House that has given to France soldiers
and statesmen, churchmen and literati, who won honor and
fame for themselves and for their country.
The orthography of the name de Serre is given by de Cour-
celles as de Serris and de Serro in the records of the thirteenth
century and of the fourteenth, and as Serres or de Serres in
the records of the three following centuries, but more com-
monly Serre or de Serre.
86
1906.] La Serre Evidences. 87
D'Hozier says of the orthography that the name is given in
the records as Serre, du Serre, Serres, and de Serre, but more
commonly and nearly always de Serre.
D'Auriac states in his French Armorial that the name is
written, in French, de Serre or de Serres ; in Latin, Serranus ;
in Spanish, Serrano. According to D'Auriac the family of de
Serre is of Spanish origin and came from Valencia in Spain.1
Wishing, according to tradition, to escape from the tyranny of
the Moors, they entered into France in the year 762 and
obtained from the king, Pepin-ie-Bref, eminent privileges and
vast estates situate in that part of Gaul known as Narbonnaise,
later called Vivarais. All the different memoirs of the family
affirm this fact. A genealogy, following with the titles and
proofs to support it, was preserved at the Abbey of the Bene-
dictines of Villeneuve-des-Avignons and established its filia-
tion from the first Spanish gentleman who settled in France in
the eighth century. These proofs were destroyed during the
Revolution. This writer continues to say that in default of
these precious titles it devolves upon us to accept the testimony
of historians and of genealogical documents, sufficient in num-
ber to prove the ancient extraction of this family and the bril-
liant rank it has constantly had from the fifteenth century to
our own time. From Vivarais where they established them-
selves, in the epoch of which tradition tells, the family of de
Serre has spread its branches into all the neighboring prov-
inces, even into Nivernais and Poitou. The greater part of
these branches, according to D'Auriac, have gradually become
extinct lacking male heirs. The house of de Serre has allied
itself with the highest nobility. One branch of this family
quarters its arms with that of Sabran and Poitiers, families of
royal descent.
Some of the different branches of this family are : The Bar-
ons du Serre, in Provence, originally of Dauphiny ; the de la
Serres, Seigneurs de la Gorse ; de Serres, Marquis, Comtes,
Barons, Seigneurs de Gras de Savignac, de Tourain, etc. ; and
de Serres de Saint Roman, Barons de Meirveis, de Combret
and de Montlaur, Seigneurs de Saint Roman in Languedoc, the
tamily with which the LaSerres of Guernsey must have proved
the filiation for the Herald's College of London to have con-
firmed them exactly the same arms.
1. "The family of de Serre comes from the south. ' Le chande,' writes M. de Serre in
one of his letters, 'we admit, is a survival of the original Catalonians * * *.' His ances-
tors had lived successively in Italy aud Spain ; afterwards they settled at Avignon. About
the middle of the fifteenth century, Laurent de Scire, associating himself with the fortunes
of the Princes of the Hou^e of Anjou, accompanied them into Lorraiune. lie married at
N'aucy, and his descendants rilled the highest onices in the consuls and the sovereign
court of the duchy."— From- an article on the i/omte de Serre, by C, de Lacombe, in Le
Corrcspondant, Vol. 72, p. 3X).
" I.e c-haud."— M. de Serre doubtless refers here to the hasty, passionate French tern,
perament.
88 La Serre Evidences. [Jan.,
The following are some of the principal members of this
family whose existence is shown through tradition and appears
to be proved by historical evidence :
Pierre de Serre (Petro Serrano) on the 8th of June, 850, was
present at a transaction between Lambert-Giraud-Adymar dc
Montheil, Vicomte de Marseille, and Charles-Giraud-Adymar,
his brother.
Three members of the family of Serre or de Serres, Etiennc,
Amable and Hugon, were present the 21st of March, 1094, with
more than thirty other gentlemen of mark, at the granting of
a charter of liberty to their subjects and vassals of the town of
Montelimart.
Amable and Hugon de Serre went to the Holy Land with
fifty thousand men of Dauphiny, Provence, or Auvergne, under
the grand standard entrusted to Hercule de Polignac. Hugon
perished at the Siege of Jerusalem in 1099. Amable returned
to France and settled at Avignon.
In 1140, MeUxena, Guillaume and Raimond de Serres were
present at the granting of a charter by Alphonse, Comte uc
Toulouse, in favor of the Benedictines de Villeneuve-dcs-
Avignons.
Dominique de Serre or de Serres (de Serrano) was elevated
to a cardinalate by Pope Clement VI. He died of the plague
in 1348. He was a kinsman of Pierre and Gesbert de Serres ;
the former, who was the husband of Ronelle de Mulhan, was
made a member of the Cour des Comptes or the Exchequer of
Poitiers. Gesbert, his brother, succeeded in 1355 to Guillaume
de Poitiers, Bishop of Langres, to the priory and sovereignty
of the town of Saint-Esprit-sur le Rhone, of which he had for-
tified the bridge in 1350.
Bertrand de Serris went to the Crusades in 1191, according
to Livre d'Or de la Noblesse de Europenne (The Book of
Gold) which contains a list of French families who were rep-
resented in the Crusades and of whom the Herald's College of
France claims to be able to furnish evidence of the original
titles created even upon the soil of the Orient.
The following information regarding the family of de Serre
de Saint-Roman is derived from the memoir in de Courcelles'
Genealogical History of the Peers of France published in 18*2~ :
"This family by the name of de Serre or de Serres, originally
from Cevennes, existed in several branches with possessions as
far as the vicinity of Arre, du Vigan, Sumene, and Aulas, in
the middle of the thirteenth century ; but the titles which
prove the existence, the filiations and the community of origin
of these divers branches are not sufficient in number to estab-
lish in a literal manner their junction to the primitive trunk.
It has been believed, however, that all the fragments which
precede the middle of the sixteenth century should be brought
together as much as to guarantee through all changes to come
1900.]
La Serve Evidences.
89
the only titles which will be able, perhaps, one day to complete
the blanks in its genealogy, as to prove the age and the char-
acter of nobility of this family. These fragments are extracts
from many of its letters and individual memoirs, from an exact
and figurative copy of several ancient records (1264, 1342, 1350,
1356, 1359, 1360, 1373, 1379, 1384, 1386, 1403, 1420, and 142,1),
drawn from different rolls of parchment belonging to M.
d'Arnal de Serre and certified by Jean Jacques Capion, Royal
Residing Notary of Vigan, under date of August 1st, 1820.
I. Messire Raimond de
Serre named and recognized
lord dominant of Guillaume
and Pierre de la Barre, broth-
ers in the record of 1245 and
having equal rank with Eti-
enne de Serre. After him
comes,
1st, Raimond II, who follows.
2nd, Hughes de Serre, who
gave in the year 1278 a feudal
recognition to Pierre de Su-
mene.
II. Raimond II de Serre
lived in 1293 following the
record which agreed .to the
rank of his son Berangier who
follows.
III. Beranger de Serres
made in the year 1293 con-
jointly with his father an ex-
change with Bert rand and
Raimond d e Precoussols,
father and son. Nothing fur-
ther is known of this branch.
I. Nobleman Etienne de
Serre paid by record of Feby.
15th before Vairet notary at
Genoiilac to Guillaume and
Pierre de la Barre, brothers,
for the half of the rights and
honors which they had in the
lands of Vaumale, parish of
St. Andre de Lancize, and the
estate of Campinalet, which
the sellers acknowledged to
hold of messire Raimond de
Serre. This sale was ratified
before the same notary July
7th, 1264, by Pierre de la Barre
in the name of whom Guil-
laume, his brother, had previ-
ously stipulated ; by record of
the calends of July, 1264, be-
fore Francis Plagnori, notary
of Arre. Raimond Gazan,
bailii general of all the land of
Arre, conceded to Nobleman
Etienne de Serre in the name
of Nobleman Guilaume d'An-
duze, the use of the waters of
the river Breausia with the privilege of fishing from the mill
of the Cros, owned by the aforesaid Etienne, up to the bridge
del Fouere. Etienne was still alive in 1305 and was father of
Bertrand, who follows.
II. Noble Bertrand de Serres, resident of the estates of
Serres, in the Parish of Sumene, espoused Noble Viarne de
Mars, daughter of Pierre de Mars, Gentleman, who in 1294
added to the dowery of his daughter the entire lordship of the
estate of Vayrol. Bertrand de Serres conjointly with Etienne,
his father, gave a piece of land on a new acapt? by deed of the
year 1305. Bertrand had for sons :
2. Aeapt.— -A feudal term. The recognition by a vassal of his eeigoeur as his chief, or
quit rent holding under a seigneur, in capite.
w:-
90 La Ser/e Evidences. [Jan.
1st, Raimond, who follows.
2nd, Beranger or Beringuier de Serres, Doctor of Laws, who
appeared in the records of October 29th, 1354, and Septembcr
6th, 1350, and in an infeodation made by him conjointly with
his father in 1358 to Bernard Fontes, resident of Aulas.
Ill, Raimond de Serres, da?noiseau* lord of the estates of
Serres, received in 1320 a feudal acknowledgment from Jean
du Mazel for the tenement of Valyrol ; made an exchange by
deed before Falconio, notary of Vigan, with Bernard d'Alayrac,
of the parish of St. Marcel de Fontfouillouse, of the right of
lordship and of an albergue* which he, Raimond de Serre, had
had of the land of Grez against the lordship, consul, rents and
rights upon the fiefs and albergiies of two knights, held by sev-
eral individuals of Vigan, situate in the parish of Aulas, and
the estates of Monteils and of la Poulveyriere ; in the year
1347 Frezol de la Roche vested him with two albergiies of
knights and of the noble's quit rents which he possessed of the
holdings of :he estates of de Serres and in the barony of
Hierle ; he came to terms through a lawsuit conjointly with
Beranger, his father, October 29th, 135-1, with Pierre and Ber-
nard de Valnaraud over their respective pretentions relating to
the right of the inheritance of Bernard Castanier, resident of
Aulas, deceased ab intestat; the transaction was concluded by
mediation of their good friends, Nobles Elzias de Rogueclue,
Defoat de Lascours, etc.; Raimond de Serre paid by a record
pas>,ed before Guillaume Pairs, notary of the Vicomte de Creis-
sel and barony of Roquefeuil, April 4th, 1359, for the estate
Rivauries, in the parish of Saint Saveur de Porciis, which Noble
Paiges de Meyreuis ceded to him ; paid by record passed
before Beringuier de Grefeuille, notary of Vigan, the 11th of
the same month and year, d'Aigrefeuille Fraissinet, alias San-
ction, wife of Jean de Camignes, of the town of Vigan, for the
lordship, consuls, rents, rights, etc., that the deceased Raimond
Fraissinet alias Sauchon, her father, had upon all the goods.
lands, and possessions of the estates of Serres in the parish of
Aulas, also that of the lordship she had over the property of
Alaysette-Francoise de Las Sieys ; Pierre Pages sold to him
the usages, fees, consuls, etc., that he had of the estate of
Rivauries by record passed before Guillaume Joannin, notary,
August 3rd, 1300 ; Raimond de Serres gave a long lease to
Jean Figuiers. resident of Aulas, a piece of land situate in the
government of Roquefrez, by record of Guillaume de la Salic.
notary of all the territory of Arre, June 15th, 1373 ; by record
passed before Bertrand Guirand, royal notary, he gave a long
lease as much in his name as that of his daughter Marguerite
on a piece of land situate in the parish of Aulas to the lands
3. Damoiseau is a title similar to esquire, meaning page or a young gentleman aspiring
to knighthood.
4. Albcrgric— (Feudal.) A long lease with certain restrictions.
|li06.j La Serre Evidences. 01
of Tours to Pierre Pellows, resident of the said Aulas. Raimond
s!c Serre was not living later than January 10th, 1886. He
had married Esmangarde de Mondardier, dame in part of Saint
Martial." By her he had an only daughter, Marguerite de
Scrres, who follows.
IV. Marguerite de Serres, dame of the estates of Serre and
in part of the chateau of Saint Martial, near Saint Roman,
espoused Noble Louis Du Pont, Seigneur of Ardeliers, who in
the capacity of husband, master of the dowery lands, author-
ized agent of Noble Marguerite de Serres, his wife, received
the 20th of August, 1360, twenty-two feudal recognitions from
divers copyholders of the parishes and premises of Saint Mar-
tial, de Mars, de Serre and Aulas. The same Louis Du Pont
received under the same authority, January 10th, 1386, a rec-
ognition from Raimond Carel, of Aulas, and thirty-three other
recognitions in the course of the same year. Marguerite de
Serres received, June 19th 1403, two recognitions from Pierre
Foiquier, alias du Puy, of the estates of Mars, parish of Aulas,
passed before Beringuier la Salle, Clerk of the Diocese of
Rodes, Imperial Notary, and of the Comte d'Armagnac and of
Rouergue, in all the barony of Roquefeuil, She received Feb-
ruary 10th, 1420, a recognition from Guillaume de Pierre of the
half that he had through joint tenancy with her and Paul Du
Pont, her son, and the Comte d'Armagnac and de Rouregue,
to the estates of Cros ; the same Louis Dupont stipulating in
his name and recognized as authorized agent for his mother in
the capacity of heirs of the late Noble Rostan de Saint Martial,
received February 13th, 1420, two recognitions of the leases of
Bernard and Jean Liron of the estates of Ardeliers and Gibert,
parish of Saint Martial de Vallerangue. Marguerite was still
alive in the year 1421.
The records lapse for nearly half a century, from the death
of Raimond de Serre to :
I. Noble Pierre de Serres or Serre, de Setris alias de Serroy
living at Mazel about 1420, had for contemporary Noble Raoul
de Serres, and for son Raimond, who follows.
II. Raimond de Serres lived at Mazel near des Serres in
1477. He had for contemporary Noble Aimeric de Serre;
married January 7th, 1479, to Souveraine d'Albignac : the
name of Raimond's wife is not known, but his son who follows
was:
III. Pierre de Serre, who conjointly with Raimond de Serre,
his father, ceded February 18th, 1477, to Guillaume Du .Pont,
co-Seigneur of Saint-Martial and of the estates of Serres, par-
ish of Saint-Martin of Aulas, a meadow or field situate at
Penyremale, in exchange for which the said Guillaume Du
Pont ceded to him a meadow situate at l'Estorte. Pierre de
"92 La Serre Evidences. Qan
Serre had for contemporary Hughes de Serre, named with
Etienne, his only brother, in a document of the year ]!'.•;
The memoirs of the family affirm that he was father of k\.\
Serres, author of the two branches perpetuated up to our ov. :
time. The filiation is superabundantly proved by the record^
that follow.
I. Noble Jean de Serre or de Serres, first of the name.
Seigneur in part of Fromental, parish of Saint Roman de Cor-
diers, named with Noble Guidon de Serre, his son, Guillaume
Bymart, co-Seigneur of Fromental, and Isabelle de Castelv-;',
in a commission given at Nismes August 27th, 1543, by Chara-
de Crussol, Vicomte d'Uzes, seneschal of this town and oi
Beaucaire, and addressed to one of his sergeants, to request
the above-named to constrain5 their vassals and tenants or" the
possessions controlled under their lordship, to number then
(i. e., to take a census) and receive recognition of their fiefs
The name of Jean's wife is not known, but he had three son:, .
First, Guidon, who continues the descent.
Second, Noble Jean de Serre, ) Named in an instrument dated
Third, Noble Pierre de Serre, \ August 27th, 1543.
5. To constrain.— From the French verb contraindre, -which means to compel, to for.;-
etc., hut doubtless in this sense refers to the collection of taxes.
Note.— The collector of these evidences is indebted for his compilation to the folio
ing authorities:
Armorial General de la France, by D'Hozier.
Ilistoire G^n^alogique et K£raldique des Pairs de France, by de Courcelles.
Armorial de la France, by D'Auriac.
Le Correspondant, Paris, Vol. 72, p. 380.
HERALDRY.
The Committee on Heraldry of the "Old Northwest" Genea-
logical Society will record in the pages of The Quarterly
"Arms" now or formerly in use in its territory, or among
members of the Society, for which no fee will be charged '; if
illustrations are desired, the cost of plates must be borne by
the persons inserting the same.
The committee would be glad of the co-operation of mem-
bers, or those interested, in preserving all records of arms.
The committee does not stamp with authority any claims to
the armorial bearings which are registered, but aims to admit
only such as are authentic.
A. W. Mackenzie, Chairman.
Register of Arms.
Shepard, Arms — Gules, three battle-axes or, a chief
ermine. Crest — Two battle-axes in saltire, or.
Motto : "Nee timeo nee zperno."
Borne by Shepard of Earl's Colne, County
Essex, England, and Cambridge, Mass., and their
descendants.
SHEPARD.
Dexter. Arms — Argent, two chevrons azure, a can-
ton gules. Crest— A tree ppr., pendant therefrom
two weights.
Granted by Ulster King to the Dexters of
Castle Dexter, Town of Slane, Ireland, ancestors
of Richard Dexter, born near Slane, County
Meath, Ireland.
93
NOTES AND QUERIES.
Notes.
Kortright-Monroe. — The answer that Miss M. Josephine Tilton gives \<
Kortright-Monroe query is wrong, .The correct answer can be found ii
Genealogical Exchange," p. 22, July, 1905.
Mrs. Natalie R. Fernald, Editor.
230 Ashland Ave., Buffalo, N. Y.
Walter Eliot Thwing, Esq., of Roxbury, Mass., is compiling a history of
the First Church of Roxbury, over which as a teacher John Eliot, the
Apostle to the Indians, presided for over fifty years.
QUERIES.
The department of Queries is free to members of this Society only. To all others a
charge of ten cents per line will be made.
Persons sending queries to The Quarterly should give their names and P. O. addrcv--.
Replies to queries should in all cases be sent to the Editor, for insertion in The Quarterly.
Parish. — Information is desired as to the ancestry of Cyprian Parish,
born about 1/&I and died in lboO at Worthington, Mass. J. E. >N.
Evans — Lyon. — Cotton Mather Evans and wife, Rebecca Lyon, had son
Nathaniel Evans, born 17 Jan., 1773, who lived in Middlebury, Yt., about
1810. Information concerning their ancestry is desired. J. E. X.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE "OLD NORTHWEST"
GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY.
Columbus, Ohio, April 6, 1905.
The Society met in the rooms, the President, Col. James Kilbourn»\ in
the chair. Present: Messrs. Phillips, Phelps, Buckingham of Zanesviile,
Hunter of Chillicothe, Kersey, the President and the Secretary.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. The following
active members were then elected: D. J. Byan, DeWitt C. Jones, Edwin
F, McManigal, Frank C. Hubbard, Franklin Ewing Martin, Robert J.
AVheaton, John L. Vance, Jr., Charles S. Hamilton, M. D., James G. West-
water, Jr., Alfred L. Willson, Eugene Gray;, Rev. John Hewitt, Charles E.
Williams, P. W. Huntington, John Miller McDonald, John E. Sater, C. E,
.. Howells, M. D., Wilson R Carlile, all of Columbus ; William F. Barr, Brici ,
Ohio; Charles A. Carlisle, South Bend,Ind.; and the Women's Centennial
Association of Granville, Ohio. Associate members, Julia B. Foraker,
Washington, I). C. ; Jacob Christian Kuppenthail, Russell, Kan.; the St.
Louis Mercantile Library, St. Louis, Mo. Corresponding members, J. J.
Musket, London, Eng.; G. II. Langham, London, Eng.; C. H..Athill, Rich-
mond Herald, London, Eng.; C. W. Mainwaring, Hartford, Conn.; William
A. Crozier, F. K. S., New York City. Honorary members, James H. Ander-
94
J 900. ] Proceedings of Society. 95
eon, Columbus, Ohio ; James H. Lea, South Freeport, Me.; W. A. Copinger,
K. S. A., LL. D.f Manchester, Eng,, and Frederick E. Crisp, F. S. A., Lon-
don, Eug.
After discussion of the affairs of the Society, Mr. W. PI. Hunter, of Chiili-
coth'e, was invited to read before the next quarterly meeting a paper on
General St. Clair. On motion the Society adjourned.
Frank T. Cole, Secretary.
Columbus, Ohio, June S, 1005.
The Society was called to order by the President. Present: Messrs.
Brooks, Kersey, Hills, Phillips, Energies, Medbery, Barr, Hunter, Wheatoii,
Phelps, Jeffrey, Potter,- Miss Maltby, Miss Russell, the President and the
Secretary ; also visitors, Mrs. Hills, Mrs. Gard, the Misses Dyar, and Mr.
Merrick of Cleveland.
The reading of the minutes was dispensed with and the following were
elected to membership : Active members, Henry D. Turney, Robert M.
Rownd, Harry M. Semans, Curtis C. Howard, Samuel L. Black, Mrs. Henry
M. Neil, Er»kine B, I*uD>rton. M. D... Herbert M. Burrington. Paul Jonos,
John J. Beekman, M. D., Willis G. Bowland, Charles 1). Hinman, Kate
Ruth Blair, all of Columbus; Melville F. Barrows, Xenia, Ohio; James
Cutler, M. D., Richwood, Ohio; Mrs. Eliza S. Shepardson and Mrs. Burton
Case, of Granville,' Ohio; Hartwell Osbom, of Evanston, 111. Associate
member, W. F. Douthirt, Philadelphia, Pa. Corresponding member, the
Rev. Samuel Gerould, of Hollis, N. H. Life member, Frank W. Jennings,
of Columbus. Honorary member, Francis W. Shepardson, Ph. P., of
Chicago, 111.
The following were appointed delegates to represent the Society at the
Granville Centennial in September: The President, Col. James Kilbourne ;
the Vice President, S. C. Derby; the Secretary, F. T. Cole; Miss Alice
Boardman, and Messrs; Buckingham, Whayman, Bancroft, Colton, Barr,
E. J. Smith and Ward. The Society then adjourned to listen to the
address on General St. Clair by William H. Hunter, Esq., of Chillicothe.
Prank T. Cole, Secretary.
Columbus, Ohio, October 5, 1005.
The regular quarterly meeting of the "Old Northwest" Genealogical
Society was held at its rooms, 187 East Broad street. Present: Messrs.
Buckingham of Zanesville, Hunter of Chillicothe, Barr of Brice, LaSerre of
Coshocton, Kersey and Phelps of 'Columbus, and the Secretary. In the
absence of the President and Vice President, Mr. Hunter was called to the
chair. The minutes were read and approved. William A. Macy, M. D., of
King's Park, Long Island, was elected an associate member, and the Gran-
ville Historical Society was elected to library membership. Mr. C. F.
LaSerre having presented to the library books to the value of cdOO, was
declared a life member.
On motion, it was voted that the price of The Quarterly for the future
would be 81.00 per copy.
On motion, the Society adjourned. Frank T. Cole, Secretary.
BOOK NOTICES.
[Persons sending books for notice should state, for the information of readers, the pri( •
of each book, -with the amount to be added for postage, or charges, by mail or express.]
A Sketch of Keene, N. H., and Reminiscences and Sketches of Keene Btop?<;
Paper, pp. 44. '
This valuable sketch contains interesting notices of the sites, incidents,
buildings and families of Keene, and should prove of service to the student
of New Hampshire history.
A History of Battery "A" of St. Louis. By Valentine Mott Porter, pp. 48.
An interesting monograph, and one which should be preserved. Mr.
Porter has done his work well, and has laid the reader under obligation.
Richard Clarke of Rowley, Mass., and his Descendants in the line of Timothy
Clarke of Rockingham, Vt., 1638-1904. By Thomas Bellows Peck. Boston':
Press of David Clapp & Son. 1905. Cloth bound, pp. 93.
The compiler gives a well-nigh exhaustive history of the line of Timothy
Clarke, and especially good evidences of the beginnings of the family i:i
New England. The light he throws upon the settlement of "Quimpeuoir
is valuable indeed. He has made good use of his access to the Essex Insti-
tute Collections, and the references he gives to various New England
sources of information are exact and comprehensive.
Genealogy of the Blish Family in America, 1637-1905. Compiled by John
KnoxBlish. Kewanee, Illinois. 1905. Cloth bound, pp. 366.
One of a limited edition of three hundred and fifteen copies. It is doubt-
ful whether a better "genealogy" has appeared in the Central West. The
plan is simple and clear. Each name is given a distinct number, and nil
authorities for statements are given in a full and exact manner in the body
of the book.
The additional notes, upon the Fuller, Hall, Lothrop and Jones families
are deserving of especial mention.
A table of abbreviations and glossary of obscure words are important and
of value not only to the genealogist, but to the student of early Colonial
history. This book should be in all libraries having any pretensions to a
department of genealogy.
History of Hadley, including the early history of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherd
and Granby, Mass. By Sylvester Judd, with an introduction by George
Sheldon, also family genealogies by Lucius M, Boltwood. Published by
H. R. Huntling & Co., Springfield, Mass. Illustrated, pp. 709. Price >0.
The History of Hadley first published in 1863, was the result of nearly a
lifetime work of Sylvester Judd, one of the most distinguished antiquarit-
of New England, who died before his work was published. His vast mass
of manuscript materials were soon afterwards collated and prepared for
publication by Hon. Lucius M. Boltwood, the librarian of Amherst College,
but has long since been out of print.
To the present edition has been added much interesting historical mat-
ter, also a complete historical index, with a genealogical index of the orig-
inal families ami their descendants, an introduction of some forty pag*'*
prepared by Mr. George Sheldon, ot Peerfield, embodying a long-deserved
tribute to the Rev. John Russell, the "Hero Minister," first pastor of the
Church of Hadley, whose home was for many years the secret dwelling
place of the "Regicide Judges" Golle and Whalley, when the minions vi
Charles II were hunting every corner of New England with the persistence
96
1906.] Book Notices. 97
of bloodhounds for these patriot lovers of liberty. Mr. Sheldon has made a
thorough and exhaustive study of the well-known "Angel of Hadley" tra-
dition, and here gives the full results of his investigations.
This history of Hadley is intensely interesting to the general reader, and
•jives us a graphic picture of the early colonial times, the manners and cue-
t 'ins of our forefathers, both religious and civil. It was one of the earliest
settled towns of the celebrated Connecticut valley grant, located upon a
peninsula formed by a great bend in the river, each end of its broad, elm-
embowered "twin streets" terminating in the waters of the noble stream
as it sweeps from east to west and from west to east again before continuing
its journey southward between the spurs of Tom and Holyoke to the falls
below, where still is heard the
" Heart of Hadley slowly beating under midnight's azure breast."
The picture from the nearby summit of Mt. Holyoke of this old town,
the "plaided meadows carpet for the gods," "the winding and willow-
fringed Connecticut" and "the landscape piled afar" on either hand, is one
of the most charming to be found in the world. At Hockanum may still
be seen the quaint, old-fashioned wire ferryboat conveying its passengers
with "automatic diligence" from shore to shore in the same manner it has
done for two hundred and fifty years.
The publishers of this edition of the History of Hadley are entitled to
the thanks of the public for thus placing within easy reach this most valu-
able contribution to the historical literature of our country. D. E. P.
Early History of Town of HopJdnton (State of^ew York), History of East Village
(Nicholville) and Vicinity — Diaries of Elisha Risdon and Artemus Kent ;
Soldiers of the Civil War ; Genealogical record of sixty of the pioneer
families ; with two maps and one hundred and forty illustrations. By
Carlton E. Sanford, Potsdam, N. Y. The Bartlett Press, Boston, Mass.
1903. pp. 604.
The locality of whicli this work is the subject is in Northeastern New
York, not far from Lake Champlain, and was settled some hundred years
ago by families from Vermont, the descendants of original Massachusetts
and Connecticut emigrants. The origin and foundation of the work was
a diary carefully kept for many years by Elisha Risdon, one of the early
settlers, and forms a graphic picture of the life and customs of the time.
Elisha Risdon came to this town in 1804, near the beginning of its settle-
ment, and for more than forty years was a conspicuous figure in its affairs.
During the first thirty years of his life in this town his chief diversion
Beems to have been deer hunting, for which he had a remarkable passion.
On one of the pages of his diary he says that from 1804 to 1833 he had killed
579 deer; the largest number in one year was in 1815, when as many as 50
fell victims to his unerring aim. Venison was the chief meat supply for
the family at that time in Northern New York. Some account of another
famous hunter is found on page 401. It is there recorded that Thomas
Meacham, who kept an account of the animals killed by him, as follows:
214 wolves, 77 panthers, 210 boars, 2,550 deer.
Some 1C0 pages are devoted to the genealogical records of the pioneer
families. The work is printed in large, clear type, and the many fine illus-
trations are not the least attractive feature of the work, which ranks among
the best in the line of genealogical publications. D. E. P.
The Genealogy of the Descendants of Henry Kingsbury of Ipswich and Haverhill,
Mass. Erom collections made by Frederick John Kingsbury, LL. D.
Edited with extensive additions by Mary Kingsbury Talcott. Hartford:
Press, the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co. 1905. Edition only three
hundred copies.
One of the finest genealogical works printed this year, contains 732 pages
printed upon calendered paper and illustrated by 70 full-page photo and
pteel engravings, maps, etc., which add greatly to the beauty and value of
the work. It is fully indexed ; in fact no pains or expense seems to have
98
Book Notices.
[Jan.,
been spared to make it complete and attractive in all respects. In the
introduction the compiler refers to these genealogical records as " human
documents" or "footnotes to history" which the future searcher will find of
great aid in drawing philosophical and physiological deductions regarding
the restless, energetic race now occupying the territory covered by the
United States of America; "each individual life has a personal interest and
a part in the cumulative work of the race."
The first chapters are devoted to some results of extended researches
among the English archives, for records of the family, which are found in
various parts of the Kingdom dating back to the seventh century. The
family from whom the first emigrant was descended was living in East
Anglia (Suffolk and Essex) as early as the twelfth century time of Edward
III, and the records show them to have been dwellers of that part of the
country down to the time of the emigration under Winthrop in 1630, when
Henry* Kingsbury of Assington (Suffolk), next parish to Groton, the home
of Winthrop, came over in the "Talbot." The very human character of his
family is recorded by Winthrop in his journal under date of March 23,
1030, on board the "Arballa" riding at Cowes: "Henry Kingsbury has a
child or two in the 'Talbot' sick with the measles."
This work will be of intense interest to the Kingsbury posterity, and it is
to be regretted that the edition is so small, as it will be certain to be desired
far beyond its limits. D. E. P.
THE " OLD NORTHWEST "
GENEALOGICAL QUARTERLY.
APRIL, 1906.
JEREMIAH MORROW.
First Representative to Congress from Ohio, United States
Senator, and Governor.
By his grandson, Josiah Morrow, Lebanon, Ohio.
(Continued from page 27.)
Congressman-at-Large. '
THE first election of a Representative in Congress from
Ohio was held June 21, 1803. No other officer was
voted for on that day, yet much interest in the result
was felt by the people throughout the state and a large vote
was polled. The selection of Morrow as the Republican can-
didate by the members of the legislature at its last session did
not prevent the announcement of other candidates of both
parties. Six candidates were announced in the newspapers
and there were others who received some votes. Among the
candidates were William McMillan, a talented lawyer of Cin-
cinnati who had served as a delegate in Congress from the
Northwest territory ; Michael Baldwin of Chillicothe, Speaker
of the Ohio House of Representatives ; Col. Elias Langham
of Ross county, and William Goforth of Hamilton county.
After the announcement in the papers of these names, a com-
munication dated at Deerfield appeared in the Wes(er?i Spy of
May 25, recommending Jeremiah Morrow as a person well
qualified to represent the state in Congress, and in referring to
his services in the territorial and state legislatures made par-
ticular mention of his "firm and manly stand against a host of
opponents at the last session of the territorial legislature in
opposition to that base and truly alarming law for altering the
boundaries of the eastern state which was calculated to effect
100 Jeremiah Morroiv. [Ann],
a division of the territory, to defeat a state government, to
barter away the dearest rights and privileges of our citizens
and rivet the chains of slavery about their necks for main
years to come."
Of the canvass for the first Representative from Ohio 3
single letter has been preserved by its publication in Cists
Cincinnati Miscellany, and it is here given : ;,."
1 * " ? '*) ?
" Ciiillicotiie, May 25th, 1803.
"Dear Sir:— I was favored with your letter of the 14th inst., inclosiisg
my receipt. In answer to that part of your letter relating to the ensuing
election, I can only say that I know you must be convinced that I have
uniformly, since the commencement of our acquaintance, given you every
evidence of my respect for you personally and for the principles you advo-
cate. But, sir, situated as I now am, I cannot consistently with that im« „-•
rity I wish to pursue, give up Mr. Morrow. This gentleman was brought
forward at the earnest solicitation of a large majority of the Republican
members at the close of the last session. It was agreed to support him in
the different counties, and so far as I can learn the sentiments of the peop!
in the eastern counties, in this county, and in Adams county, this will-lie
done. An attempt to change the present plan would certainly at this late
period effectually prevent the election of either yourself or Mr. Morrow,
and ensure the election of a Federalist. I am sure, sir, you do not wish to
see this eifect produced by a division of Republican interests, nor in aiiv
other way. I am informed from the most authentic sources that the F< 1-
eralists are taking the most active measures in support of a man of their
own politics. Under these circumstances, if you could by any means give
your aid in the support of a Republican, it would be a happy circumstance.
I beg you will believe me, very sincerely,
" Your friend. T. Worth ington.
" William Goforth, Esq."
A circular in favor of William McMillan, dated at Cincinnati,
May 9, 1803, was issued, signed by Jacob Burnet, Martin Baum,
James Smith, Ethan Stone, John Reily and W. Stanley. Efforts
were made to concentrate the vote of the Federalists upon Mr.
McMillan, who had been active in support of measures to
defeat the formation of a state government.
Morrow was successful, having not only a large plurality
over William McMillan, the next highest candidate, but almost
as many votes as all his six opponents. He received 3,701
votes out of a total of 7,518. The vote of the Republican can-
didates was 5,558, of the Federal candidates 1,900. He was
re-elected for four successive terms without the formality
of a nomination, by any convention, or, so far as is known,
by any caucus of the members of the legislature. In none
of these succeeding elections was a Federalist brought out
against him. So powerless were the Federalists in Ohio.
that they were silent in politics and seldom attempted to ele< '
1900.] Jeremiah Morrow. 101
a candidate of their own party for any office. In 1804, at the
first Presidential election in Ohio, a Federal electoral ticket
was put in the field, probably against the wishes of a majority
of the party, and it only received 364 votes in the entire state,
while the Republican ticket received 2,593 votes. In 1804,
1S06 and 1808, Mr. Morrow's opponents were members of his
own party, none of whom probably entertained much hope of
success. His majorities increased at successive elections and
in 1810 he was elected without opposition. His five terms of
office embraced the entire period during which the state was
entitled to only a single Representative in Congress.*
After his third election the question of his declining the
candidacy for a fourth term was, as appeared from one of his
private letters, taken into consideration by himself and some
of his friends. On November 30, 1807, he wrote Thomas
Worthington : "As to the propriety of my declining the next
election I have only to say that after mature consideration and
availing myself of the advice of our worthy friend, Doctor
Tiffin, I have concluded not to say anything at present on that
subject. If our legislature, or rather the members, should at
the present session make a nomination it shall be perfectly
agreeable to me. I am perfectly reconciled to withdrawing
from public life." Before the next election, the desire of the
people that he should be continued in the office was so general
that he consented to be a candidate, and he received more than
twice as many votes as his opponent, although that opponent
was the talented Philemon Beecher, of Lancaster, one of the
foremost lawyers of the state. When he was a candidate for
the fifth term, efforts were made to induce Mr. Beecher to run
a second time against him, and Governor Huntington, of
Cleveland, was also urged to be a candidate, but both these
gentlemen declined and he had no opposing candidate at that
election.
The certificate of his election and the proclamation of the
President convening Congress in an extra session to begin
October 17, 1803, were received about the same time. The
* The following -was the vote for Congxessman-at-Large, June 21, ISO:!: Jeremiah
Morrow, of Warren, 3.701; William McMillan. Hamilton, 1,873; Michael Baldwin, Ross.
'"■-; Klins Larigham. Rofs, filo; William Goforth. Hamilton, 313; Bezaleel Wells. Jeiten-on
*8; David Abbott. Trumbull, 27; William McMullin, 9.
At the election in October, 1804, incomplete returns indicate a vote of 2,7^0 for Morrow
and l. :;'.)() for Elias Langham of Ross. •
In 18 0 Morrow received 8,735 and James Fritohard. of Jefferson. 2,864.
In 1>0S Morrow received 10.309 anil Philemon Beecher, of Fairfield, 4.485.
In LSIO the vote ha> not been found, but Morrow had no opposing candidate.
102 Jeremiah Morroiv. [April,
extra session was rendered necessary by the treaty for the
purchase of Louisiana. He soon began his preparations for
his departure to the national capital, to reach which a journey
in the saddle through the forests of Ohio and over the Alle-
gheny mountains was necessary. Taking with him his wife
and their two children, aged respectively three years and
eighteen months, the journey was made on two horses to the
former home of his wife in the vicinity of Brownsville, Penn-
sylvania. Leaving his family here until the close of the session.
he continued his ride through his native region to Washington.
a city which had begun its existence since his emigration to
the western country.
For sixteen successive years Mr. Morrow made the journey
to and from the national capital on horseback, with saddle-bags
and leggings, often well spattered with mud, fording the bridge-
less streams and sometimes swimming his horse through the
swollen waters. The journey was more trying on the strength
and endurance of the horse than of the rider. Especially was
the return homeward in the spring slow and difficult. The
forests kept the roads moist and in the fresh condition of the
soil they often became almost impassable. With one favorite
and hardy horse Mr. Morrow made fourteen successive trips
over the mountains in seven successive years.
His way from the Little Miami to the national capital led
through Chillicothe, Ohio's old capital, whence he was some-
times accompanied on his long ride by Thomas Worthington,
who was for nine years United States Senator.
It was in the month of October, 1803, that he first arrived at
the national capital. He was an entire stranger, the Repre-
sentative of the newest state, without the personal acquaint-
ance probably of a single individual except the Senators from
his own state. Washington, which Mrs. John Adams, three
years before, had described as a "new country," was still a city
only in name.
It is related that when the Representative of the new state
first called to pay his respects to the President, Mr. Jefferson
expressed to him his regret that slavery had not been allowed
in Ohio for a limited time. It was not an uncommon argument
at that time that the extension of slavery over a wide area by
diminishing the number of slaves in the older states tended to
make the institution unprofitable and therefore to destroy it.
i'
1906.] Jeremiah Morrow. 103
In the convention which framed the first constitution of Ohio,
Mr. John W. Browne, of Hamilton county, had unsuccessfully
endeavored to permit a modified form of slavery in the new
state by a clause in the Bill of Rights declaring that, "No per-
son shall be held in slavery, if a male, after he is thirty-five
years of age, and if a female, after twenty-five years of age."
Mr. Browne in advocating this clause, said that it was thought
by the greatest men in the nation to be a great step toward the
emancipation of the slaves.
Among the most distinguished members of the President's
cabinet was Albert Gallatin, Secretary of the Treasury, and
between him and Mr. Morrow there sprang up a warm and
enduring friendship. Gallatin was at the head of the Treasury
Department during three successive Presidential terms, and
throughout that time gave Mr. Morrow the highest evidence
of his friendship, confidence and esteem.
He took his seat as a member of Congress on October 17,
1803, the first day of the called session of the Eighth Congress.
At this session he was made a member of various committees
on the public lands, and at the next session as chairman of a
select committee to enquire what alterations were necessary in
the laws relating to the sale and survey of the public lands, he
reported his first bill which became a law.
His true place as a member of Congress was soon found. It
was that of a worker and not a debater. Although he was able
to express himself in the House and Senate in a clear and
impressive manner, he made not the slightest pretensions to
oratory and his appearance in debate was rare. His speeches
were always short, probably never exceeding twenty minutes ;
generally they were of less length. He who studies the history
of Congress only in its debates will hardly learn that Jeremiah
Morrow was for ten years the only Representative from Ohio,
but he who consults the reports of committees in the American
state papers, or the details of legislation in the Journal of the
House or in Gales and Seaton's Annals, will find that few men
did more in carrying forward the real and useful business of
the House. He had the capacity of administering public
affairs with sound judgment, energy and industry. His talents
were useful in the committee room, in drawing up a report, in
the presentation of facts and figures and in casting the intelli-
gent vote. It is too frequently forgotten that debate is but an
104 Jeremiah Morrow. [April,
incident in legislation. The real business of a legislative body
might be conducted without oratory, but there is in every Con
gress and Legislature a constant demand for a kind of ability
really of a higher order and more useful than the most showy
oratory.
He made a larger number of reports than any of his fellow-
members. With the aid of General A. W. Greely's volume on
Public Documents of the First Fourteen Congresses we can
make out a list of the members of the early Congresses who
were most frequently selected on account of their ability or
industry to put in writing and present to Congress the results
of the labors of the committees of which they were member?
At the head of the list is Jeremiah Morrow, and following him
are John Randolph, Nathaniel Macon, William B. Giles, Joseph
B. Varnum and William Findley. In the ten years he was
Representative-at- Large, Morrow made fifty-six reports in the
House, and in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Congresses six
in the Senate, — a larger number than any other member made
in the same period, and a larger number than was made by any
other one man in the first twenty-eight years of the govern-
ment under the constitution.
During the entire period of his service in Congress, his
course was marked by scrupulous punctuality and unwearied
application in the discharge of his public duties. He was
always at his post ; he was present on the first day of the
session ; he attended the summer sessions during the war with
England no matter how great the inconvenience to him ; he
met with all the committees upon which he was appointed.
No call of the House was necessary and no sergeant-at-arms
was needed to bring him to his place. No party exigency and
the success of no party measure demanded this punctuality.
His political opponents were a helpless minority. He was
honest and conscientious, and regarding his office as a trust
reposed in him by his constituents, he was prompt, faithful and
unwearied in the discharge of his public duties.
In 180G Representative Morrow, with Thomas Worthington,
of Ohio, and Samuel Smith, of Maryland, in the Senate, intro-
duced measures which led to the construction of a great high*
way over the Allegheny mountains from Cumberland in Mary-
land to the Ohio at Wheeling, the famous Cumberland Road.
after 1820 better known as the National Road. This was the
11)06.] Jeremiah Morrow. 105
first Baltimore and Ohio road, built a generation before the
railroad of that name. With its connections it formed the
great line of intercommunication between the navigable waters
of the Atlantic coast and the Ohio. It was slowly constructed
over a mountainous country at a cost of $582,984, about one-
half of which was paid from the 5 per cent, fund reserved fo
roads out of the sales of government lands in Ohio. Mr.
Morrow rode over it on horseback year by year during its con-
struction, and in later years he rode in its fast mail coaches,
supplied with relays of horses every ten miles, and saw its
noble bridges and arches of masonry, its hospitable red brick
inns, and its long trains of four and six-horse bell teams draw-
ing ponderous wagons. For a generation it was the great
artery of trade between Ohio and the seaboard.
His services were especially useful in the legislation respect-
ing public lands. On entering Congress, as the Representative
of the state having within its limits the largest amount of
government lands, he was appropriately placed upon the
special committees relating to the sale and survey of these
lands. In 1805, when the first Standing Committee of the
House on Public Lands was appointed, he was a member and
afterward became its chairman. For a considerable period
most of the laws relating to the sale and survey of the public
domain were the productions of his pen. His experience as a
pioneer, surveyor and settler in the west, and his sound sense,
peculiarly fitted him for this work. Of his labors Justice John
McLean, of the Supreme Court of the United States, wrote in
1852: "He may with propriety be called the father of the
land system of the United States. Being chairman of the
Committee on Public Lands, he originated the land system and
drew all the laws on the subject, and such was the confidence
of Congress in his ability and integrity that the bills he reported
were sanctioned with little examination. No man ever pos-
sessed the confidence of the national legislature in regard to
his public duties in a higher degree than Jeremiah Morrow.
Nothing more than his advocacy was required of any measure
connected with the public lands."
He closely studied and mastered the whole body of laws
relating to this subject from the colonial times, and became
familiar with every detail of the business pertaining to the
survey, disposition and patenting of the public lands. Always
106 Jeremiah Morrow. [April,
one of the most important subjects of national legislation, its
relative importance then was greater than in later years. The
government desired to draw a large portion of its revenue from
its western possessions. It was then an important considera-
tion in the popular mind, that the vast western domain, out of
which have been carved great states, had been acquired by
generous cessions from the older states in order that it might
provide a general revenue for the extinction of the Revolution-
ary debt, and be managed by a single, wise and liberal govern-
ment. The sons of Revolutionary soldiers whose means had
been exhausted in that long struggle were looking to the wilds
of the west where they could secure homes and begin life with
no stock in trade but the ax and the musket. There was an
exodus to the west. In some of the older states almost entire
communities emigrated and the roads were thronged with
moving families.
Henry Clay, in his great speech on the Public Lands, deliv-
ered in the Senate on June 20, 1832, thus eulogized his admin-
istration of this important branch of the public service :
"With the existing laws the great state of the west is satisfied. Daring
the long period in the House of Representatives, and in the Senate, that
her upright and unambitious citizen, the first Representaiive of that state,
and afterward successively Senator and Governor, presided over the Com-
mittee of Public Lands, we heard of none of these chimerical schemes. All
went on smoothly and quietly and safely. No man, in the sphere within
which he acted, ever commanded or deserved the implicit confidence of
Congress more than Jeremiah Morrow. There existed a perfect persuasion
of his entire impartiality between the old states and the new. A few
artless but sensible words pronounced in his plain Scotch-Irish dialect,
were always sufficient to insure the passage of any bill or resolution which
he reported. For about twenty-rive years, there was no change in the
system."
Joshua Collett, of the Supreme Court of Ohio, is quoted as
saying that no man in the United States was better acquainted
with the land laws than Jeremiah Morrow.
In June, 1S12, believing that all negotiations and embassies
were fruitless in preventing the insults of England upon our
flag and that war with that country was inevitable and justifia-
ble, Mr. Morrow gave his vote for the brief act drawn by the
Attorney General, entitled "An act declaring war between the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the depen-
dencies thereof, and the United States and their territories."
His vote in Congress was the only one from Ohio for that
measure. When the vote in the Senate was taken, Dr. Alex-
1900.] Jeremiah Morrow. 107
ander Campbell was absent and Thomas Worthington from
sincere convictions against the policy of war voted with five
other Republicans and the Federalists against the act.
The first year of the war was a busy time for Mr. Morrow.
Detained at Washington until the adjournment of Congress on
July 6th, he rode home in the heat of summer and was almost
immediately summoned to the frontier at Piqua as one of the
commissioners appointed by the President to treat with the
Indians. He found stirring times at home during the opening
scenes of the war. Ohio was the frontier state exposed to
Indian depredations, and the cry, "To arms!" was heard
throughout her borders. Mr. Morrow was actively employed
in assisting the Governor and the military officers in organizing
Ohio regiments and the state militia, garrisoning the northern
forts and securing the safety of the exposed settlements. Fears
of the Indians, news of Hull's surrender, calls for troops and
upon farmers for teams and wagon loads of provisions, the
noise and excitement of military preparation, produced an
intense excitement and animated the entire people with the
spirit of war. A uniform much worn by the volunteers, entirely
of home-manufactured materials, is described as consisting of
d light-blue hunting shirt made of cloth of mixed wool and flax
called "linsey-woolsey," with a cape of the same material
fringed and coming half way down the thigh, a leather belt,
shot pouch, powder horn, a large knife and tomahawk. Rep-
resentative Morrow, Governor Meigs and other civil officers
wore this uniform while on frontier duty.
At various times before the war, the people of Ohio, even at
Cincinnati, had been greatly alarmed at the movements of the
Indians. The object of negotiations at Piqua with the chiefs of
various tribes was to secure their friendly relations to the
United States and to prevent their adherence to the British
standard. The commissioners on the part of the government
were Governor Meigs, Representative Morrow and Senator
Worthington. Their negotiations were concluded in Septem-
ber. While the council was in progress a rumor was spread
through the Miami valley that the Indians had proved treach-
erous, had massacred the representatives of the government
and were marching southward. Men left their plows in the
furrows and rushed to the defense of their homes. Morrow's
nearest neighbor, on hearing the alarm, drew his pantaloons
108 Jeretniah Morrow. [April,
from his wife's vvashtub and putting them on seized his rifie
and started for Dayton. It was soon learned that the rumor
was false.
The vote for the declaration of war cast by Mr. Morrow and
his active exertions in support of the war measures made him
exceedingly popular throughout Ohio. Numerous calls were
made on the people to elect him Governor at the election to
be held in October, 1812. In September he published the
following card in the newspapers of the state :
"Fellow- Citizens of Ohio:
"Having observed in several newspapers my name announced as a can-
didate for Governor at the ensuing election, 1 think it my duty to make
known my determination to serve in Congress the term for which I was
elected, and that I do in unequivocal terms decline being a candidate for
the office of Governor. Jeremiah Morrow.7'
He determined also not to be a candidate for re-election as
a Representative to Congress. In 1812 the state was first
divided into Congressional districts and in October six men
were elected to represent the state, all of whom may be said
to have been his successors in office. His own county of War-
ren was united with Hamilton, Butler and Preble, to form the
First district, from which John McLean, a Lebanon lawyer*
was elected to Congress.
United States Senator.
A little less than one month before the expiration of Mor-
row's last term as Congressman-at-Large, and while he was at
Washington in the discharge of his duties, the two houses of
the General Assembly of Ohio met in the Representatives' hail
at Chillicothe, the same hall in which he had first served as a
member of a legislative body twelve years before, and on the
first ballot elected him a United States Senator for a full term.
and he was the first Ohio Senator to serve out the constitu-
tional term of six years. His elevation to the highest legisla-
tive council in the world was without any effort on his part to
influence the vote of a single member of the legislature. It
was an honor then to be a United States Senator, and a High
honor to be elected as he was. Out of eighty-one votes on the
joint ballot he received sixty-three, eighteen being cast for
Judge Calvin Pease, then a Senator from Trumbull county, and
1906-] Jeremiah Morrow. 109
not long after a judge of the Supreme Court of Ohio. The
votes Pease received do not seem to have been cast for him
cither as a Federalist or an anti-war candidate, but rather as a
compliment to an able and highly esteemed lawyer and judge.
Thomas Ewing once said to Allen G. Thurman that of all the
judges before whom he had ever appeared he regarded Calvin
Pease as the greatest.
Morrow was elected by a vote more nearly unanimous than
any other Senator from Ohio in the early history of the state,
unless one or both of the two first Senators chosen in 1803 be
exceptions, and the votes by which they were elected are not
on record. Although the election of Senators in Ohio prior to
1828 was not a contest between political parties but a choice
between men of the same party, Senators were often elected
by a small majority after several ballots, and such leading men
as Governor Huntington, Nathaniel Massie and Duncan Mc-
Arthur were defeated for the office. The first Governor,
Edward Tiffin, in his second term became a candidate for the
Senate and was elected by a vote of twenty-five for him to
eighteen for all others. In 1810 Thomas Worthington, one of
the ablest men in the state, was elected on the sixth ballot by
a majority of two, and in 1822 he was defeated on the ninth
ballot by one vote. William H. Harrison, ten years after the
war in which he became famous as a general, was elected on
the fourth ballot by a majority of nine over three competitors.
There is no reason to believe that Morrow's vote for the
declaration of war the preceding year was the chief cause of
his election to the Senate or of his large majority. It is true
that if he had opposed the declaration of war as did the two
Ohio Senators, Worthington and Campbell, he might not have
been elected at this time. But when we remember that he had
been elected to Congress five times by the voters of the whole
state, four times by large majorities and the last time without
opposition, we may well believe that he would have been first
in the minds of the people for Senator at this time, if no reso-
lution to declare war had been offered in Congress.
A special session of Congress was held each year of the war
with Great Britain, and Morrow took his seat as a Senator in
the Thirteenth Congress, May 24, 1813, the first day of a called
session, less than three months after leaving the House. He
found among the thirty-six Senators only nine Federalists.
110 Jeremiah Morrow. [April,
His faithful attendance at all the long sessions of Congress
and the long rides between his home and the capital occupied
the greater portion of his time throughout the war, and
even in the intervals between the sessions he was often called
from his home to consultations on war questions with the civil
and military officers of Ohio. On going to Washington to
attend a session beginning September 19, 1814, he found the
President's house, the offices of the Treasury, State and War
Departments and the arsenal in blackened ruins, having been
burned by the enemy the preceding month. The two houses
convened in hastily fitted up and uncomfortable rooms in the
Patent Office, the remaining public building. The Executive
Department found inconvenient accommodations in some
neighboring houses. The next Congress convened in a tem-
porary building on Capitol Hill. Having cast his vote in the
House for the declaration of war, Mr. Morrow on February 17,
1815, voted in the Senate for the ratification of the treaty of
peace.
At the session of 1815-16 Senator Morrow voted for the
once famous Fifteen-hundred-dollar Compensation Act. The
pay of members had hitherto stood at six dollars per day. On
account of the increased cost of living they substituted an
annual salary of 81,500 without regard to the length of the
session. The "compensation act" passed by a large majority
in both houses. It threw the whole country into excitement
and proved with the unthinking masses the most unpopular
measure in the history of Congress. Colonel R. M. Johnson,
of Kentucky, who had introduced the bill, said, at the next
session, that such had been the artificial and unnatural excite-
ment raised against it, that it had aroused more discontent
than the alien and sedition laws, the embargo, the war with
England or any one measure of the government since its
organization. The act was repealed by an overwhelming vote,
nearly all those who had voted for it yielding to the wishes of
the people. The pay of members was fixed at eight dollars
per day. Many members on account, of their votes tor the act
lost their seats ; others, and among them Clay, were re-elected
by slender majorities. Senator Morrow entered into no expla-
nation or apology, and his vote, although occasionally referred
to when he was a candidate for Governor, seems to have had
little effect on his popularity.
•:'.
1900.] Jeremiah Morrow. Ill
The Fourteenth Congress, the first after peace with England
and famous for the number of its talented and distinguished
men, marked an era in American politics. Old issues had
passed away. The lines between the two political parties
could not be drawn. Questions of the bank, internal improve-
ments and the tariff swept away the old landmarks of party
lines. Senator Morrow favored the policy of internal improve-
ments by the general government and voted for rechartering
the United States Bank and the protective tariff of 1816.
At the opening of Congress Senator Morrow was appointed
chairman of a committee on so much of the President's message
as related to roads and canals. On February 6, 1816, he made
an elaborate report recommending a system of internal im-
provements. This was the first recommendation by a committee
of either house in favor of internal improvements by the gen-
eral government. Together with the report Senator Morrow
presented a bill providing for a fund to be placed under the
special charge and direction of the Secretary of the Treasury
for making artificial roads and canals and pledged for that
purpose and no other. The bill was postponed, the objection
being made that as yet there was no surplus fund. At the
next session Mr. Calhoun carried through both houses a bill
having a similar purpose but it was vetoed by President Madi-
son on the ground of its unconstitutionality.
On March 16, 1816, Senator Morrow as a member of the
congressional caucus for the nomination of a Republican can-
didate for President was called on to express his choice between
the rival candidates, James Monroe and William H. Crawford.
He had participated in the caucus nomination of Jefferson for
his second term and of Madison for both terms, but in all these
cases the work of the caucus was a matter of form, general
consent having pointed out the candidate. Now there was a
contest. Senator Morrow preferred Crawford. In a private
letter before the meeting of the caucus he wrote that, if long
and distinguished public services entitled a man to the Presi-
dency, then Colonel Monroe had strong claims, but if abilities
and fitness were to be regarded, Crawford should be selected.
He was informed, he said, that his constituents were generally
in favor of Monroe and it would give him pleasure to vote in
accordance with their wishes, yet he felt compelled to cast his
vote in accordance with his own earnest convictions. The vote
112 Jere?nia1i Morrow. [April.
of the Ohio delegation in the caucus is recorded as six for
Monroe, one for Crawford, one not voting. The names of the
voters for the two candidates are not recorded. Monroe
received sixty-five votes and Crawford fifty-four.
At the beginning of the session of 1816-17 the Senate, for
the first time in its history, adopted the plan which had long
formed one of the rules of the House, of appointing each ses-
sion, standing committees on all the regular subjects of legisla-
tion, instead of providing select committees for every occasion
requiring the reference of a subject. Eleven standing commit-
tees were appointed, one of which was the Committee of Public
Lands with Morrow as the chairman — a position to which he
was appointed on the opening of each session while he remained
a United States Senator.
More than a year before the expiration of his term in the
Senate he determined to decline a re-election. To his personal
and political friend, Thomas Worthington, then Governor ol
Ohio, he wrote in a private letter from Washington under date
of January 12, 1818 : " In reply to another question, I say it is
my settled intention not to serve another term in the Senate.
My present term I will fulfill, God willing. My health is much
improved. Indeed it is very good, and I have been able to do
much public business." Soon after the commencement of the
next session of Congress he wrote again to Governor Worlh-
ington, under the date of December 26, 1818 : "The intention
I expressed to you of publicly announcing my determination
of declining a re-election to the Senate was abandoned on
coming here. Several of my fellow-members are declining
and none of them took that course. It was considered osten-
tatious. I then addressed a letter to the members of the
legislature from my own county, authorizing them to give the
information of my unaltered intention to decline." Colon--;
William A. Trimble, of Highland county, was elected his suc-
cessor in the Senate. .
At the last session of his term in the Senate, as chairman of
a select Committee on Indian Affairs he originated and report-
ed a bill for the instruction and civilization of the Indian tribe-.
which became a law and was the first act of Congress for that
purpose, and has continued in force until the present time.
having been embodied into the Revised Statutes. Its nu »sl
important clause was as follows :
— ^^^^™
IftOG.] Jeremiah Morrow. 113
*' For the purpose of providing against the further decline and final
extinction of the Indian tribes adjoining to the frontier settlements of the
United States, and for introducing among them the habits and arts of civil-
ization, the President may, in every case, where he shall judge improve-
ment in the habits and conditions of such Indians practicable, and the
means of instruction can be introduced with their own consent, employ
capable persons of good moral character, to instruct them in the mode of
agriculture suited to their situation, and for teaching their children in
reading, writing and arithmetic, and for performing such other duties as
may be enjoined, according to such instructions and rules as the President
may give and prescribe for the regulation of their conduct in the discharge
of their duties."
To carry out this provision an annual apropriation of 810,000
was provided for and placed under the direction of the Presi-
dent. At the time of the passage of the act there were but
two or three Indian schools in operation, but within a few years
after its enactment they were increased to more than twenty
with comfortable schoolhouses in which hundreds of Indian
youth were instructed.
THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.
The great work of Jeremiah Morrow in Congress was in
relation to the public domain. For sixteen successive years in
Congress he was identified with the public land system. It
was his fortune to be a member of the first standing committee
on the public lands both in the House and in the Senate, and
he served as chairman of this committee in both houses. He
has been called "the founder of the public land system," and
for a considerable period he was the leader and guide of Con-
gress in everything relating to this subject. Much of his work
in this department has lost its interest to the general reader,
but the general features of our public land system, which for a
hundred years attracted the attention of the ablest men in the
nation, can never lose its interest or importance to the student
of American history.
Said Henry Clay: "If there be in the operation of the gov-
ernment one which, more than any other, displays consummate
wisdom and statesmanship, it is the system by which the public
lands have been so successfully administered." The same
speech in which this passage occurs contains the tribute to
the work of Jeremiah Morrow in the wise management of these
interests, elsewhere quoted. Daniel Webster, after a beautiful
description of the territory northwest of the Ohio in 1794 as
contrasted with Ohio in 1830, eloquently eulogized the system :
114 Jeremiah Morroiv. [April,
"Sir, does it not require some portion of self-respect in us to
imagine that if our light had been shown on the path of gov-
ernment, if our wisdom could have been consulted in its meas-
ures, a more rapid advance to strength and prosperity would
have been experienced. For my own part, while I am struck
with wonder at the success, I also look with admiration at the
wisdom and forethought which originally arranged and pre-
scribed the system for the settlement of the public domain.
Its operation has been without a moment's interruption, to
push the settlements of the western country to the full extent
of our utmost needs."
The government of the United States has, from its existence,
been distinguished from others by the possession of a vast
public domain, affording constantly increasing resources and
inviting to new settlements and new states. This territory,
large at first, has been increased by new purchases and treaties,
and it may be said that our government during its whole
existence has been the disposer of a larger amount of valuable
and fertile lands for new settlements than any other sovereignty
in the world's history. Congress has always admitted the
magnitude of this interest. The debate on the first bill for
opening a land office in the Northwest territory was opened
with the declaration that there never was a bill of greater
importance before the House. The public lands being under
the entire control and direction of Congress, that body has
passed about three thousand acts concerning them. The
chairmen of the earlier committees in Congress charged with
their care were selected for their ability, practical sense and
sound judgment, and the land system has had the benefit of
the wisdom of the executive officers of the government —
Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Albert
Gallatin— and after 1811, of some able Commissioners of the
General Land Office.
The public land system became worthy of the high encomi-
ums pronounced upon it only after experience had pointed out
and time had corrected many mistakes in the earliest enact-
ments on this subject. The earliest land laws were in many
respects unwise. Their spirit was to hurry the sale of the lands
and get the money, into the treasury. They proved to be
adapted neither to the purpose of a large revenue nor to a
rapid settlement and development of the new country.
j906.] Jeremiah Morrow, 115
The first general law for the sale of land northwest of the
Ohio was passed in 1790. It was fully discussed before its
adoption, and the debate disclosed a wide divergence of opinion
as to the best policy to be adopted. Some favored the inter-
ests of the actual settler as opposed to the speculator and
contended for some provision to enable the poor man to pur-
chase directly from the government ; others claimed that the
mass of settlers could not become purchasers from the govern-
ment, but that the speculator must be called in. The former
contended for the sale of land in small, the latter in large tracts.
The plan adopted was a compromise proposed by Albert Gal-
latin. It provided that one-half the lands should be sold in
small, the other half in large tracts. In one township they
should be sold by sections ; in the adjoining townships by
quarter townships, the government reserving the four central
sections. Thus the smallest tract which could be bought at
first hand was 640 acres, while the larger tracts consisted of
eight sections or 5,120 acres. The price was fixed at 82.00 per
acre and no one could purchase a farm from the government
without becoming liable for 81,280.00, a larger sum than most
of those who desired to emigrate west could afford to pay.
Provision was made for the sale of lands only at the United
States Treasury, Cincinnati and Pittsburg, and at the two latter
places at public auction only.
This law was unfavorable to the interests of pioneers. It
effectually prevented the purchase of lands from the govern-
ment by persons of small means and threw them upon the
mercy of speculators. There was, however, a large class who
had bought up military land-warrants and large tracts of wild
land in New York, Pennsylvania and the Northwest territory,
and were interested in keeping the government lands out of
the market. In 1800, chiefly through the influence of William
Henry Harrison, then a delegate to Congress from the North-
west territory, the law was modified. Four land offices were
established northwest of the Ohio — at Steubenville, Marietta,
Chillicothe and Cincinnati. One-half of the lands were to be
offered for sale in sections and one-half in half sections. The
price of 82.00 per acre was continued, and payments were
required to be made one-fourth in hand and the remaining
three-fourths at the expiration of two, three and four years
respectively.
116 Jeremiah Morrow. [April,
Such was the state of the land laws when Jeremiah Morrow
entered Congress in 1803, the Representative of the state con-
taining the largest area of public lands. Under the existing
system the lands northwest of the Ohio and east of the Mus-
kingum were sold in sections of one square mile. The other
lands, west of the Muskingum and above the mouth of the
Kentucky, were sold, one-half in sections and one-half in half
sections. No lands could be sold by the government at either
public or private sale for less than $2.00 per acre, a higher
price than was then asked for uncultivated lands by any state
in the Union. The poorest emigrants could not become pur-
chasers from the government without paying in cash §160.00
and being bound for §480.00 payable within four years, with
interest at 6 per cent, on deferred payments — an amount it
was usually impossible for them to pay from the products of
the land.
Mr. Morrow's policy was soon determined upon. It was :
1. To lower the price.
2. To sell in small tracts.
3. To sell for cash only.
It is evident now that the government's price for its lands
was too high. During Mr. Morrow's services in Congress and
while the U. S. lands were sold at §2.00 per acre, the govern-
ment was in competition with several states which were dis-
posing of lands at low rates. Connecticut was selling her
western reserve at forty cents per acre. Massachusetts reduced
the price of her Maine lands to fifty cents per acre. Virginia
was selling lands in Kentucky, North Carolina in Tennessee,
Georgia in Alabama and Mississippi, and Pennsylvania her
charter lands within her own boundaries. The purposes of
Congress in fixing so high a price were to prevent the lands
from being monopolized by speculators and to secure a large
revenue. The first purpose was secured but the second was
not. Admitting that a large reduction in the price might be
considered a waste of public property, and that the high price
did prevent the lands from falling into the hands of a few cap-
italists, Mr. Morrow contended that a moderate reduction
would not diminish the revenue nor afford facilities for specu-
lation, but would encourage honest and industrious men, though
poor, to purchase homes from the government.
]<K)6.J J ere mi all Morrow. 117
The most important modification in the land laws he pro-
posed and the one he most frequently and urgently recom-
mended was the abolition of the credit system. By that system
the purchaser was allowed a credit extending over a period of
tour years. Seduced by the long credit and hope of a rise in
the value of the land the emigrant made imprudent purchases.
If any tract were not fully paid for at the end of five years
from the date of sale, it was to be again offered at public auc-
tion. If it sold for more than the amount due the government,
the surplus was to be given the original purchaser. If no one
bid that amount the land was forfeited to the United States,
and the settler lost not only his land and improvements, but
all the money he had already paid. He lost his land, the pay-
ments he had made and the results of his labor for five years
and with the wilderness before him was turned from his home.
Of course such a system could not be carried out. Applica-
tions for relief came from the western settlers by petitions and
from states by joint resolutions. Laws extending the period
of payment were passed so frequently that the debt was not
collected at all. In 1812 Mr. Morrow said :
"The experience of many years under the present system with all the
aids of remedial laws for relief of purchasers, does not promise it a suc-
cessful operation in the future, and it cannot be a correct policy to persist
in a system so much affected by circumstances that it appears "to operate
by the means of frequently deviating from itself."
A reduction of the size of the tracts in which the lands were
sold was recommended by him at various times. In his report
December 2, 1812, he said on this point :
"A monopoly of land for the purpose of settlement by tenants threatens
with palpable injury the pecuniary and political independence of the agri-
cultural class of society. And speculation in wild lands is at best an
employment unproductive to society, the speculator adding no new value
to the article in which he trades. Ol all expedients that have been resorted
'o for preventing the public lands from being engrossed by capitalists that
'*i offering them for sale in small tracts has been the most successful.
Holding them at a high price has also had that effect but is attended with
the disadvantage that the poor man is also by the same means precluded
from becoming a purchaser. But the sale in small tracts facilitates the
purchase by those who by habit or inclination are disposed to cultivate the
*oii, while it prevents the lands from being engrossed for the purpose of
"peculation."
At the first session in which he served the law was modified
so as to allow sales in quarter sections, but he considered a
s*i!l further subdivision advisable. It is interesting now to
iook back upon legislation on this point. The Colonial Con-
gress sold lands in tracts of hundreds of thousands of acres,
118 Jeremiah Morrow. [April,
as in the purchases of the Ohio Company and John Cleves
Symmes ; the act of 179G provided for sales in quarter town-
ships and in sections ; that of 1800 in sections and half sections ;
that of 1804 in sections, half sections and quarter sections ; the
acts of 1817 and 1S20 provided for minimum sales in half-quar-
ter sections, and under the act of 1832, the Secretary of the
Treasury in 1834 ordered the subdivision of the 80-acre tracts
and the minimum tracts for sale became 40 acres or quarter-
quarter sections.
In his report to the House January 19, 1809, he thus argued
in favor of abolishing the credit on sales of public lands :
"By the abolition of the credit, the interest of every subsequent pur-
chaser will at once become identified with that of the government, whereas,
under the present system, so long as a purchaser continues indebted to the
United States he holds an interest to the amount of what he may owe,
adverse to that of the government. It is not conceived to be sound policy
to pursue a system which may thus give to any portion of the community
an interest inimical to the government and which may tend to weaken their
attachment to the Union.
"The abolition of the credit would facilitate the collection of the money
proceeding from the sales of the public lands. It is not unreasonable to
suppose that the demand for the lands of the United States will increase to
such a degree that trie majority of the people in some considerable section
of the country may become at the same time indebted to the government.
This would render the collection of the money extremely difficult if net
utterly impracticable.
"The abolition of the credit will destroy every occasion for future
application for indulgences, which under the operation of the present sys-
tem will in all probability be repeatedly made. And it will consequently
hereafter preclude that necessity of legislative interposition upon the
subject.
"It will prevent that private distress which men, seduced by the temp-
tation which credit holds out to them, bring upon themselves by extending
their purchases beyond their means of payment. And those sources of
discontent and disquietude which will unavoidably result from the meas-
ures necessary to enforce the payment in cases of failure will be by the
contemplated change removed."
Meanwhile the disastrous credit system spread over Ohio.
Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana
and Michigan. Its practical effect was such that, instead of a
credit of four years, debts by acts of indulgences were extended
so that lands sold in Ohio were unpaid for twenty years after
their sale. The debt due the government was increasing fear-
fully, and in 1S19 the amounts unpaid at the different land
offices in the western states exceeded twenty million dollars —
a sum triple the ability of the country to pay. It was so great
as to threaten general bankruptcy throughout the west.
At the last session of his term in the Senate, Senator Morrow
made a final effort for the removal of the cause of the growing
ItlOO.] Jere?niali Monow. 119
and alarming evil. As chairman of the Committee on Public
Lands, he prepared a new report in which the history and
operation of the land laws were reviewed and again urged the
sale of the lands in smaller tracts, at a lower price and for cash
only. This report was presented to the Senate in February,
1819. He also introduced a bill embodying the recommenda-
tions of his report. Expecting to retire from the Senate to
private life, he desired the passage of this bill as the last, and
he believed the most important, act of his long administration
of the public land system.
As finally adopted the act fixed the price of lands at $1.25
per acre, offered them for sale in half-quarter sections and
abolished all credit on future sales. The bill passed the Senate
with but little opposition, but in the House, chiefly through
the exertions of Gen. William Henry Harrison, Representative
from Ohio, and Mr. Jones, of Tennessee, its passage was post-
poned. At the next session it was again taken up, and with
only slight modifications passed both houses and became a law
April 24, 1820. Speculators and holders of large bodies of
western lands, which they were unable either to sell or to pay
for, were still further embarrassed by the changes made by the
law. Relief to them and to other debtors to the government
was provided by subsequent legislation permitting a relinquish-
ment of so much of the land entered as the purchaser could
not pay for, with the privilege of applying the money already
paid to the credit of such tracts as might be retained.
The act of April 24, 1820, which in all its essential features
originated with Senator Morrow, brought about the greatest
change ever made in the public land system. It was an inno-
vation the effect of which has been most beneficent. It enabled
the poor man to obtain a freehold on the payment of $100.00.
The accumulation of a dangerous land debt to the government
was effectually prevented. Speculation was discouraged. The
general provisions of this wise law have ever since remained
in force and are incorporated in the Revised Statutes of the
United States.
The following eulogium on the author of the bill, pronounced
by Senator Crittenden in concluding a speech in its support,
February 18, 1819, was printed in the Annals of Congress and
is the only portion of the debate there given :
120 Jeremiah Morroiv. [April
"Mr. President — I must acknowledge that I feel a peculiar sort of par-
tiality for this bill, and that independent of the reasons which I have ha i
the honor of submitting, I am influenced by feelings somewhat of a per-
sonal character to desire its passage. It is the work of the honorable
gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Morrow) who is so soon to be finally separate*!
from us. He has long been a Palinurus in everything that related to thin
important subject. He has steered us safely through all its difficulties, and,
with him for our helmsman, we have feared neither Scylla nor Chary bdif..
We have heretofore followed him with increasing confidence. We have
neither been deceived nor disappointed. The bill now before us is probably
the last, the most important act of his long and useful political life. \i r
shall pass, sir, it will identify his name and memory with this interesting
subject. It will be his 'ae.re perennius.1 A noble monument, which, whilst
it guides the course of future legislation shall perpetuate the remembrance
of an honest man. Sir, if the ostracism of former times prevailed with us,
I do not know the individual whose virtues would more expose him to its
envious and jealous sentence. The illustrious Greek, himself, who derived
such an unfortunate distinction from that ancient usage, did not better
deserve the epithet of 'just.' Mr. President, I do not intend to flatter the
honorable gentleman from Ohio. Flattery is falsehood. I burn no such
incense at the shrine of any man. The sincere homage of the heart is not
flattery. I have spoken the spontaneous feelings of my breast. I am con-
fident, too, that I have spoken the sentiments of the Senate. But yet, sir,
I ought perhaps to beg pardon of the honorable gentleman. For I have
much cause to fear that the gratification I have had in offering this poor
tribute of my respect is more than counterbalanced by the pain it has
inflicted upon him."
Governor.
At the closing hour of the Fifteenth Congress in 1819, Jere-
miah Morrow wrote his wife from the Senate chamber: "This
is my last letter from Washington. It is now nine o'clock at
night. We shall probably adjourn in about an hour. Then I
shall have closed my political life." He had been elected to
high offices without effort on his part. He was now content
to retire to the management of his farm and mill. The next
year, however, lie was solicited to allow his name to be used
as a candidate for Governor. This he felt compelled to decline,
as his friend, Gov. Ethan Allen Brown, who was serving his
first term as chief magistrate, was a candidate for re-election.
He, however, intimated to his friends that he would have no
objection to being a candidate for Governor two years from
that time if the people desired it. Governor Brown, who was
an efficient and popular officer, was re-elected in 1820 with
little opposition, a few thousand votes being cast for ex-Senator
Morrow and General Harrison, neither of whom had consented
to be a candidate.
]900.] Jeremiah Morrow. 121
At the Presidential election in 1820 the name of Morrow
was placed at the head of the James Monroe ticket in Ohio,
and he had the pleasure of casting his vote as an elector for
the President who in "the era of good feeling" was re-elected
with the electoral votes of all the states. At the session of the
legislature of 1821-22 he was elected one of the State Canal
Commissioners, which office he accepted.
In 1822 he was a candidate for Governor. His principal
opponent was Allen Trimble. Several circumstances combined
to make Mr. Trimble a strong and popular candidate. He had
been an officer in the war with England, had served for a num-
ber of years in both houses of the General Assembly, was
familiar with the affairs of the state and was the fast friend of
the canal system. He had been twice elected Speaker of the
Senate and was now acting Governor, having succeeded to that
office on the election of Governor Brown to the Senate. Judge
William W. Irvin, of Lancaster, was also a candidate. Ques-
tions of national politics had little influence in the election,
some counties casting almost their entire vote for their favorite
candidate. The people of Ohio were not divided in their
gubernatorial elections by party lines until 1828. No nomina-
tions of candidates for Governor were made at this election
except at informal local meetings of citizens, met chiefly for
the purpose of nominating a ticket for county officers and
members of the legislature, at the head of which was some-
times placed the name of a candidate for chief magistrate.
The editors of the newspapers of the state, for the most part,
did not take sides in the contest, but published communications
favoring any candidate. Mr. Morrow received a large majority
in the southwestern part of the state, and in his own township
only a single vote was cast against him. The vote in the state
was: Morrow, 20,056; Trimble, 22,899; Irvin, 11,050. Two
years later he was re-elected, Allen Trimble again running
against him, the vote standing : Morrow, 39,520 ; Trimble,
37,108.
122 y. Jeremiah Morrow. [April,
Portage County Ballot— 1822.
Governor,
Jeremiah Morrow.
Representative to Congress,
Elisha Whittlesey.
S, Senator in the State Legislature,
Jonathan Sloane.
Representatives,
George B. Depeyster.
( - County Auditor,
Frederick Wadsworth.
Commissioner,
Elkanah Eiehardson.
Sheriff,
William Coolman, Jim.
Coroner,
William Frazer.
: At this period the ballots were small and were printed with-
out party designations. Under the first constitution of Ohio,
the Governor was the only state officer elected by the people.
The election for Governor and for county officers was held in
October, for President in November. The total vote cast for
Governor was always larger than that for President. In 1824
the combined vote of Morrow and Trimble in October was
76,634; that of Jackson, Clay and Adams in November was
.50,024. Not until 1828 did the vote for President exceed that
for Governor in Ohio. The following incident -:is related by
A. H. Dunlevy :
"When Gov. Morrow was first elected Governor of Ohio, in the fall of
1822, a number of the citizens of Lebanon determined to visit him immedi-
ately, announce to him the fact of his election, and give him a proper
ovation on the occasion. To that end, some dozen of the most respected
citizens speedily prepared to go together as a company of cavalry, on horse-
back, to the Governor's residence, some ten miles from town. Among
these was William M. Wiles, an eccentric man, but a man of ready talent at
an offhand speech. Wiles was anxious to make the address, and took the
night previous to the visit to prepare it. Early next morning the cavalcade
set off, and reaching Gov. Morrow's residence they found he was at his mill,
a mile distant. Thither they went, determined that Wiles should not miv
the chance of making his prepared speech. But when they reached the
mill, they found the Governor-elect in the forebay of his mill, up to hw
middle in water, engaged in getting a piece of timber out of the water-
gate., which prevented the gate from shutting oft' the water from the wheel.
This, however, was soon effected, and up came the Governor, all wet, with-
out coat or hat; and in that condition the cavalcade announced to him his
election. Thanking them for their interest in his success, he urged them
to go back to his residence and take dinner with him. But Wiles, disgnsteJ
at finding the Governor in this condition, persuaded the party from going
1906.] Jeremiah Morrow. 123
to dinner, and started home, declaring that he could not make his speech
to a man who looked so much like a drowned rat. When he saw that, he
paid, all his eloquent speech vanished from his mind and left it a naked
blank. This speech would have been a curiosity, but no one could ever
induce Wiles to show it."
It was probably after his first election to the office of Gov-
ernor that an incident told by Judge McLean occurred. Several
weeks sometimes elapsed before the returns of elections from
all parts of the state were received and the result known with
certainty. Mr. Morrow was riding at a distance from his home
when he was overtaken by a stranger, who, in the course of a
conversation, inquired how the election had gone. The reply
was that Morrow had received a large majority in the south-
western part of the state and was probably elected. " I am
very sorry to hear it," said the stranger, "as Morrow has
already served a long time in Congress and received a large
amount of public money and I think he is unfit for the office."
Mr. Morrow in relating this, said, " I hurried on in my journey,
fearing if I remained with the stranger, someone would recog-
nize me, which would give him pain."
Morrow took the oath of office as chief magistrate of Ohio
and delivered his "inaugural speech," as it was then termed,
December 28, 1822. Columbus, then the new capital of the
state, was a little village in the woods, off from any important
road, with little trade, and, except when the sessions of the
legislature gave it some life, a dull and uninteresting place.
Few of the state officers then remained at the capital through-
out the year. The Governor's salary, which was the largest
received by a state officer, was 81,000.00 a year. So few were
the duties devolving on the chief magistrate that during the
four years Morrow held the office, when the legislature was not
in session, his presence was only occasionally required at the
state capital and the greater portion of his time was spent on
his farm, ninety miles distant from. Columbus. But he never
neglected his public duties. The way from his farm to Colum-
bus lay for much of the distance through a low and wet country
of the Virginia Military Reservation, held in large tracts, thinly
populated and covered with an almost unbroken forest. In some
seasons the road through this region was almost impassable.
On one occasion as he was traveling homeward from the
state capital, his horse sinking deep into the black mud, he fell
in company with a countryman riding bareback. After some
1
124 Jeremiah Morroiv. [April,
conversation about the wet weather and bad roads, the coun-
tryman congratulated himself that he was near home and
would not soon have to venture out on such roads. To this
the Governor replied that he was not so fortunate as he had a
considerable distance to go and would be compelled soon to
retrace his journey. The stranger, wondering what business
could require such traveling and looking curiously at the Gov-
ernor's horse and saddle-bags well covered with mud, said, "I
suppose you must be the mail carrier." "No," said the Gov-
ernor, "but my business will require my return next week at
least."
The annual messages of Governor Morrow were in one
respect at least, model documents of their kind. They were
confined to state affairs and were never diverted into arguments
on national politics. In the preparation of his annual commu-
nications to the iegisiature, he endeavored to perform the duty
enjoined on him by the constitution of Ohio, to give to the
General Assembly information of the state of the government
and to recommend to their consideration such measures as he
deemed expedient. Two subjects which received more atten-
tion in these documents than any other were the proposed
state canals and the common schools.
■-
Governor Morrow was the firm and consistent friend of a
state system of common schools. No such system had been
established in Ohio at the time of his elevation to the chief
magistracy, and a portion of the people were strongly opposed
to taxation for the support of schools. In every one of his
messages he referred to this topic, urging the necessity of
legislative provision for the establishment of common schools.
The first law in Ohio which provided for a system of schools
supported by taxation was reported by a committee of the two
houses of the legislature appointed to consider a recommenda-
tion in the message of Governor Morrow. It was passed Feb-
ruary 25, 1825. » At the next session the Governor warmly con-
gratulated the legislature upon this work. He said :
"The state of education and means for intellectual improvement among
us cannot be viewed with the same satisfaction as that of other important
interests of the country. Measures for improvement in this regard have
been a standing theme of executive communication ever since the com-
mencement of our government. Much has been said and nothing effectu-
ally done until the last session of the General Assembly. Then the incipient
steps were wisely taken for the introduction of a system of common schools.
From the institutions then authorized, if duly supported and cherished by
1906.] Jeremiah Morrow. 125
the legislature the most beneficial effects to society must result. The neces-
sity of such support is obvious ; because it is a palpable fact that science
and intellectual improvement have fallen far behind, in their pace, the
progress of population, wealth and general improvement on the face of the
country, and equally unquestionable that the cultivation of these is essen-
tial to the well-being of society. No interest, it is believed, confided to the
legislature is of more importance than this, whether we regard it in its
influence on human happiness or on the perpetuity of our republican insti-
tutions."
Governor Morrow's messages indicate a liberal and enlight-
ened interest in the great work of internal improvement by
canals. The fact that canals have been largely superseded by
railroads, should not cause us to undervalue their importance
in the past, or to forget their inestimable benefits. In the
third decade of the history of Ohio the progressive and public-
spirited men of the state were looking to inland communication
by canals as of momentous interest. Steamboat navigation of
the Ohio and of the lakes was in successful operation. 'The
want of accessible markets throughout the interior counties
bore disastrously upon their inhabitants. In these counties
agriculture could scarcely exist. Wheat sold for thirty-seven
and corn for ten cents a bushel.
There are few grander projects in history than that which
Ohio undertook and successfully executed, of constructing two
lines of navigable canals across the entire state between the
Ohio and Lake Erie. At its inception the state was not yet
twenty-one years old and was without resources either of
money or lands, for capitalists were only to be found in the
older cities of the east and immense tracts of wild and unsold
lands within the state belonged to the general government.
The state had on January 31, 1822, authorized an examination
into the practicability of connecting Lake Erie and the Ohio
river, and surveys for that purpose had been conducted under
the direction of commissioners, of whom Morrow was one until
-his election to the office of Governor.
The necessity of the canals for the development of the
resources of the state and the discussion of the means of pro-
viding the necessary funds for completing the improvement
were the topics more largely discussed in his messages than
any other. A loan to the state was absolutely necessary to
carry the work forward. He said in 1824 :
" To effect loans, provision must be made for the punctual discharge of
the accruing interest. That loans may be procured on favorable terms, the
fund for the discharge of the interest must be certain, and to preserve the
r
126
Jeremiah Morrow.
[April,
public faith inviolate, it must be sufficient. The revenue must be ampta
and certain, in order to establish a foundation for credit so. that the neces-
sary loans may be obtained on advantageous terms. It would be hazardous
and improvident to engage in an enterprise, requiring an expenditure of
several millions and a period of years for its execution, with an insufficient
provision for the funds. A ruinous failure might ensue after large expend-
itures had been incurred, and in case of eventual success the burden of debt
would be exceedingly increased. To depend on loans for the discharge of
interest is a policy that no prudent government will resort to. No question
is entertained of the capacity of the state with suitable exertion to furnish
adequate means, and that without the imposition of further burdens
oppressive to the people. It is believed that an annual tax much less than
what was paid by the people of this state in direct tax alone for the support
of the last war, would be sufficient."
The surveys to determine the most practicable routes for the
canals which were continued for three years and afterward
work in their construction, made the profession of civil engi-
neering one of the most honorable and lucrative in the western
country. The state of Ohio had under pay a large and able
corps of engineers, nearly all of whom had been trained in
their profession in the construction of the canals. Before the
completion of the work, the State Board of Public Works had
in its employ distinguished engineers at an annual salary of
$2,000.00, who had entered into the work a few years before as
rodmen at ten dollars per month.
DE WITT CLINTON IN OHIO.
After extended preliminary surveys and favorable reports
therefrom, on February 4, 1825, the state authorixed the con-
struction of two canals, one from the Ohio to the lake through
the Scioto valley and the Connecticut reserve, the other from
Cincinnati to Dayton. The ceremony of inaugurating work on
the construction of the Ohio canal was fixed for July 4, 1825,
at a point three miles from Newark in Licking county. The
breaking ground on this, the second great work of internal
improvement in the United States, was the most interesting
and auspicious ceremony in the history of Ohio at that time,
and DeWitt Clinton, the projector and promoter of the Erie
canal, then nearly completed, was appropriately invited to
assist the Governor of Ohio in the work. Clinton was then
Governor of New York and the most conspicuous figure in the
United States. A few months later he had the felicity of being
borne in a barge for more than five hundred miles over the
great Erie canal of which he was almost the constructor, while
bells rang and cannon saluted him along the whole line of his
progress.
i
r
1906.] Jeremiah Morrow. 127
The 4th of July, 1825, came on Monday. Governor Clinton
slept on Sunday night twelve miles from Newark. On the
morning of the 4th, Governor Morrow sent his aids to meet
him and bid him welcome. He was accompanied by Gen.
Solomon Van Rensselaer, a soldier of the Revolution, and
Messrs. Rathbone and Lord who had made the first loan to
the Canal Commissioners. At eleven o'clock a procession was
formed in Newark for the purpose of marching to the spot
selected for the celebration. Governors Clinton and Morrow
and ex-Governors Worthington and Brown occupied the car-
riage in. the lead. Then followed the Canal Commissioners, the
Commissioners of the Canal Fund, Messrs. Rathbone, Van
Rensselaer and Lord, officers of the state government, mem-
bers of Congress and an immense concourse of citizens. The
villages of Newark and Granville were filled on Sunday night
with strangers from almost every county of X\\z state. The
procession was escorted to the place of breaking ground by a
large corps of cavalry. After arriving at the ground addresses
were delivered by Thomas Ewing and Governor Clinton, after
which Alfred Kelley, one of the Canal Commissioners, pre-
sented a spade to Governor Clinton and one to Governor Mor-
row and they dug the first earth in the artificial channel which
united the waters of the great lakes and the Ohio. An account
in a newspaper of that day says : "They removed the first sod
upon a work which will be admired when the Pyramids of
Egypt are effaced. At this interesting moment the voices of
thousands rent the skies."
Governor Morrow and his suite were escorted from the Lick-
ing summit to the capital by Colonel Olmstead's Dragoons on
the 5th of July. Governor Clinton was escorted by Colonel
McCracken's Dragoons to Lancaster, where he was given a
public dinner. The next day he arrived at Columbus, and was
addressed by Governor Morrow in the hall of the House of
Representatives. In his reply, Governor Clinton gave expres-
sion to an enthusiastic prophecy concerning the work just
inaugurated: "In five years it may, and probably will be,
completed, and I am clearly of the opinion that in two years
after the consummation of the work, it will produce an annual
revenue of at least a million of dollars, and I hope this remark
may be now noted, if anything I shall say be deemed worthy
of particular notice, in order that its accuracy may be tested
by experience."
128 Jeremiah Morrow. [April,
A spectator present at the visit of Governor Clinton to
Columbus has recorded his recollection of the event and the
enthusiasm of the people in canal navigation :
"The Governors, Clinton and Morrow, with other distinguished ami
undistinguished guests from home and abroad, made their entrance into
the capital under the escort of the military and were met in the hall of the
House of Representatives by a dense crowd. Jeremiah Morrow, the slen-
der, straight, intellectual-looking statesman, welcomed the stout-built, well-
fed and burly-looking Governor of New York to the capital of Ohio. Full
of the greatness of the occasion and alive to the future destinies of the state
of Ohio, the welcome of the Governor and the excitement of the people
made a deep and lasting impression on my young imagination."
On July 21, Governors Clinton and Morrow broke ground
for the Miami canal near Middletown. The people everywhere
were anxious to do honor to the distinguished advocates of
internal improvements, and the two Governors were invited to
many public receptions and banquets, some of which they were
able to attend. They were guests at a public dinner at Cincin-
nati on July 13, in honor of Henry Clay. They were at Louis-
ville, Kentucky, on July 17, and on their return by the Ohio
river the next day attended a reception at Lawrenceburg,
Indiana. The most interesting and important of these honors
was a public dinner at Lebanon, Ohio, July 22, the day after
the ceremony at Middletown. At this dinner were present
several of the most distinguished men of the state, and the
newspaper account of it, with the processions and public
addresses which preceded it, and the long series of toasts
which followed it, is here given to show the method then in
fashion of honoring eminent public characters^
On Thursday afternoon, July 21, after the ceremony of breaking ground
for the Miami canal, DeWitt Clinton, Governor of New York ; Jeremiah
Morrow, Governor of Ohio; Gen. William Henry Harrison, United States
Senator ; ex-Gov. Ethan Allen Brown, and Gen. N. Beasly, one of the State
Canal Commissioners, started on their journey from Middletown to Leba-
non. Henry Clay, then Secretary of State in the cabinet of President John
Q. Adams, was already in Lebanon, where he had arrived on his journey
to Washington, and was detained by the sickness of his daughter. As the
distinguished guests approached the town, a signal gun on the hill west
wus tired. The visitors were welcomed to the town by a salute from Capt.
Mix's artillery, and the cheers of a large body of delighted citizens. The
next day, at 12 o'clock, a procession of citizens was formed on Main street
under the command of Maj. George Kesling, and marched to the Presbyte-
rian church, where an address to Gov. Clinton was delivered by A. II.
Dunlevy. To this address the Governor made a short but beautiful reply.
The procession then moved back to Main street and was dismissed. The
distinguished visitors, including Henry Clay and his son-in-law, Mr. Irwin,
with a large number of citizens of Warren county, sat down to a dinner,
which had been provided by William Ferguson. After the repast, twenty
toasts were drunk. The first was "The President of the United States " ;
1006.] Jeremiah Morrow. 129
ihe second, "The Vice President" ; the third, "The Memory of Washing-
ton " ; the fourth, " The Government of the United States " ; the fifth was
as follows :
"Our distinguished guest, his excellency DcWitt Clinton— While the fame of other men
Jives only in the perishable pages of history, his is deeply engraven in the soil of his
native slate."
This sentiment was received with loud and reiterated applause. Gov.
Clinton rose, and, in a felicitous manner, expressed his acknowledgments
for the kind attentions paid him by the citizens of Warren county. It is
said by A. H. Dunlevy, that Gov. Clinton never made extemporaneous
addresses, and that his remarks both at the church and at the dinner on
this occasion, were written out and read from the manuscripts. Before he
gat down he proposed the following :
"The County of Warren and its worthy citizens— The dispensations of Providence have
been so liberal that nothing but their own exertions are necessary to conduct them to a
distinguished elevation of prosperity."
The following sentiment was read :
" Gov. Morrow— An able civilian— whether in the gubernatorial chair or the legislative
hall, he reflects credit upon his state."
This was received with loud cheers, and Gov. Morrow rose and addressed
the company in appropriate remarks. Before sitting down, he gave as his
toast, "The Ohio and Miami Canals."
George J. Smith, of Lebanon, gave this toast :
"The Hon. Henry Clay, Secretary of State— An enlightened and independent statesman
and incorruptible patriot"; his past life has been identified with the interest and happiness
of his country— a sure guarantee that his future days will be devoted to her glory."
Mr. Clay then rose and addressed the audience for a short time in an
eloquent manner and gave the following:
"Gen. Bolivar— He has exhibited more than Roman patriotism in his desire of voluntary
exile to perpetuate that liberty which he has established."
Ex-Gov. Brown, having been toasted by C. D. Morris as "The Projector
of the Ohio Canal," addressed the meeting. Gen. Beasly, having been
toasted by J. D. Miller, Est]., also made some remarks.
A. H. Dunlevy offered the following:
"Our guest, Gen. William Henry Harrison — During the late war he defended our north-
ern and western froutiers from the ravages of a savage foe : but his services can be prop-
erly appreciated only by those who witnessed the obstacles be surmounted."
Gen. Harrison then addressed the company in an eloquent manner and
proposed the following :
"Gen. Anthony Wayne— The man without fear and without reproach."
Hon. Thomas R. Koss offered the following:
"Gen. Andrew Jackson— The distinguished citizen and soldier; may the freemen of the
United States never forget his past eminent services, the surest pledge of his future
usefulness."
^ The next day, Gov. Clinton, accompanied by ex-Gov. Brown and Judge
Kesling, left Lebanon for Hillsboro, where arrangements had been made
for another public reception.
RECEPTIOxX OF LA FAYETTE.
It was the pleasing duty of Governor Morrow to welcome
LaFayette, the nation's guest, to Ohio. The celebration of the
landing of LaFayette on the soil of Ohio exceeded in splendor
anything before witnessed in Cincinnati, and was truly a grand
demonstration of popular enthusiasm in which 50,000 .grateful
people participated. Governor Morrow, with the simplicity
130 Jeremiah Morroiv. [April,
becoming a chief magistrate of a republican state, rode from
his residence to Cincinnati on horseback, accompanied by hi is
eldest son. A few miles from the city, near Pleasant Rtdgc,
he was met by a cavalry company and escorted into the city.
The arrival of LaFayete was delayed a day later than was
anticipated. On May 19, 1825, at ten o'clock in the forenoon,
he arrived at Covington. The secretary to LaFayette says :
" Several boats carrying a deputation from Cincinnati had been wait in <j
since morning for the arrival of LaFayette. We entered one of the boat*
manned by sailors in uniform, the boat ornamented with flowers, an<!
landed on the Cincinnati side under a salute of 13 guns and cries of " Wei-
come, LaFayette," repeated by thousands of voices in honor of the guest of
America. In the presence of the people assembled on the banks of the
river and of several regiments of militia formed in line, Gov. Morrow
received him in the name of the state, and having placed him by his side
in a carriage conducted him to the hotel, where Gen. Harrison addressed
him."
At the landing, Governor Morrow, standing at the head of a
large body of gorgeously dressed soldiery, took LaFayette by
the hand and addressed him as follows :
"General — On behalf of the citizens of the state of Ohio, I have the
honor to greet you with an affectionate and cordial welcome.
"This state, from the circumstance of its recent origin, wa^. not a member
of the American Confederation until many years after the termination of
the Revolutionary War. Her territory has not been the theater or those
military operations so important in their results, nor have her fields been
rendered memorable by the then sanguinary conflicts. Hence, in visiting
a country barren of revolutionary incidents, those recollections and associ-
ations with which you were impressed on lately traversing Bunker's Hiii
and the scene of hostile action and victory at Yorktown cannot be produced.
Still, sir, we flatter ourselves that your visit to the western country, which
has excited on our part the most lively emotion, will not be wholly unin-
teresting to yourself. To you it must be interesting to witness, in the social
order which prevails, and the rapid progress of improvement in our coun-
try, a practical illustration of the effects produced on the condition of man
by those principles of rational liberty of which you have been the early
defender, the consistent advocate and the uniform friend; and the same
people welcome you here as on the more classic ground over which you
have passed ; for here, as in the elder states, many of those patriots who
achieved our nation's independence have fixed their residence. They and
their descendants form a large portion of our population, and give a like
tone to the feelings and character of our community. With the sentiments
of gratitude and veneration common to our fellow-citizens throughout the
United States, we hail you, General, as the early and constant friend of our
country, of rational liberty and of the rights of man."
General LaFayette replied as follows :
" The highest reward that can be bestowed on a revolutionary veteran
is to welcome him to a sight of the blessings which have issued from our
struggle for independence, freedom and equal rights. Where can those
enjoyments be more complete than in the state of Ohio, where, even among
the prodigies of American progress, we are so particularly to admire the
rapid and wonderful results of free institutions, free spirit and free industry.
and where I am received by the people and in their name by their chief
magistrate with an affection and concourse of public kindness which fills
|9O0i] Jeremiah Morrow. 131
jav heart with most lively sentiments of gratitude? While I am highly
obliged for your having come so far to meet me, I much regret the impossi-
bility to present to you my acknowledgments, a? I had intended, at the seat
of government. You know, sir, the citizens of the state know, by what
,-r.gagements, by what sacred duties, I am bound to the solemn celebration
of a half secular anniversary, equally interesting to the whole Union. I
offer you, sir, my respectful "thanks for the kind and gratifying manner in
which you have been pleased to express your own and the people's wel-
come, and permit me here to offer the tribute of my grateful devotion and
respect to the happy citizens of the state of Ohio."
The festivities were continued on the next day, when there
was a grand street procession, a review of militia companies,
an address by Joseph S. Benham before an immense concourse
of people, a public dinner, and a ball at night. At midnight
on May 20, at a signal fired by the Vevay, Indiana, artillery,
General LaFayette and his suite embarked on the Herald to
ascend the Ohio to Wheeling, to which place Governor Morrow
accompanied him.
In 1829 Augusta Jean Jacques Hervieu, a French artist,
painted in Cincinnati a large historical painting representing
the landing of Lafayette at Cincinnati. The picture, which
attracted much attention at the time of its first exhibition, is
now lost. It was sixteen by twelve feet, and upon the canvas
the artist introduced a large number of likenesses of well-known
citizens of Cincinnati and vicinity. The following extract from
an extended description of the painting in the Western Monthly
Review, Cincinnati, February, 1830, will give some idea of the
grand pageant it was intended to depict :
"The principal group Is composed of LaFayette and the superior officers
who crossed the river with him, and who are advancing to meet Mr. Mor-
row, Governor of Ohio. Amiability sits embodied in the countenance of
this man, who is affectionately grasping his hand. Among the persons of
his suite are Generals Harrison and Lytle, and Desha, Governor of Ken-
tucky. A little below, in the second group, are the Governor's two aids-de-
camp, Colonels Pendleton and King. There is a general concurrence of
opinion in regard to the fidelity of the likeness of Creneral LaFayette. He
has been rowed across the river from Kentucky, accompanied by the Gov-
ernor of that state and many of its distinguished citizens. Squares of infan-
try and cavalry, in their gaudiest uniforms, are formed in lines. On the
ascending slope above him, around him. on the roofs of the houses, as far
a- he can see, every space is crowded with people, and all is life, joy and
welcome. The excellent Governor Morrow, with a countenance, costume
and manner delightfully quaint, simple and puritanic, is grasping his hand,
and if Hervieu had wished to personify Western Republicanism, this is just
the figure and expression. You imagine that it is Cincinnatus, who lias
unyoked his team, put on his best, and come to welcome his dearest friend.''
GOVERNOR MORROW'S VISIT TO THE EAST.
In the summer of 1826 Governor Morrow visited West Point,
having been appointed a member of the Board of Visitors to
132 Jeremiah Morrow. [April,
the Military Academy. Me also visited New York, where he
had a consultation with Ebenezer Buckingham, one of the
Ohio Canal Fund Commissioners, who was in that city for the
purpose of negotiating a loan authorized by the state of Ohio
for the construction of her canals. Some difficulty was expe-
rienced in effecting the loan on favorable terms on account of
the stringency of the money market. The Governor gave such
aid to the negotiation as he was able with his counsel and
advice, and a few weeks later, on July 20, a contract was con-
cluded between the state of Ohio and John Jacob Astor and
others of New York for one million dollars bearing six per
cent, interest payable semi-annually and redeemable at the
pleasure of the state after 1850, the lenders paying a premium
of $8,475.00.
At the time of this visit the completion of the Erie canal
and the introduction of steamboats on Lake Erie had enabled
travelers from Ohio to New York to substitute for the former
tiresome route over the mountains to Philadelphia, the more
comfortable and expeditious one by way of the lake to Buffalo,
thence by canal packet to Albany and thence by steamboat to
New York.
The Governor on his return arrived by steamboat at the
village of Cleveland about the first of July, and on his journey
southward passed along the upper line of the Ohio and Erie
canal, then in progress of construction, carefully examining the
excavations, masonry, draws and aqueducts. It was the upper
part of the line between the lake and Portage Summit that
presented the greatest obstructions to a canal, an ascent of 395
feet being here encountered in 37 miles, requiring 44 locks.
The Cuyahoga river was here also to be turned out of its
course and new channels made for its waters in four different
places to make room for the canal. The river and four of its
branches were to be crossed by aqueducts and dams. He
arrived at his home on July 20. In his next and last annual
message he expressed his high satisfaction with the progress
of the work on the canal and the manner in which it had been
executed.
A DUKE AT THE FARM HOME OF THE GOVERNOR.
In the last year of his administration Governor Morrow was
visited at his farm home by the Duke of Saxe-Weimar. The
Duke arrived at Cincinnati by steamboat, and desiring to see
1906.] Jeremiah Morrow. 133
the interior of the state he procured a carriage and four horses
at Cincinnati, for which he paid six dollars per day. On the
3d of May, 182G, he started up the state road leading from
Cincinnati to Chillicothe, and traveled the first day over a
muddy road about twenty miles to the residence of Governor
Morrow, to whom he had a letter of introduction from Governor
Johnson of New Orleans. In his book of travels the Duke says :
"The dwelling of the Governor consists of a plain frame house situated
on a little elevation not far from the shore of the Little Miami and is
entirely surrounded by fields. The business of the state calls him once a
month to Columbus, the seat of government, and the remainder of his time
he passes at his country seat, occupied with farming, a faithful copy of an
nncient Cincinnatus. He was engaged at our arrival in cutting a wagon
pole, but he immediately stopped his work to give us a hearty welcome.
He appeared to be about fifty years of age. He is not tall, but thin and
strong, and has an expressive physiognomy, with dark and animated eyes.
He is a native of Pennsylvania and was one of the first settlers of Ohio. He
offered us a night's lodging at his house, which we accepted very thank-
fully. When seated around the chimney fire in the evening, he related to
us a great many of the dangers and difficulties the first settlers had to con-
tend with. We spent our evening with the Governor and his lady. Their
children are settled and they have with them only a couple of grandchil-
dren. AVhen we took our seats at supper the Governor made a prayer.
There was a Bible and several religious books lying on the table. After
breakfasting with our hospitable host we took our leave."
Twenty years later Hon. Charles Anderson, afterward Gov-
ernor of Ohio, was traveling in Europe and met the Grand Duke
in a packet on the River Elbe. The Duke spoke of his travels
in republican America and described the great interest with
which he had looked upon the scenes of that country, so differ-
ent from anything he had ever seen in the old world. He
spoke particularly of his visit to Governor Morrow, whom he
found in the garb of a farmer, wearing a red flannel shirt, his
hands and face smeared with charcoal from burning brush in a
clearing. The Duke, accustomed to the splendors of a palace,
must have gazed with astonishment on the spectacle. Although
he expressed much admiration for the republican chief magis-
trate, he had no wish to imitate his example ; but he told
young Anderson, as they descended the river, that of all the
public men he had met in his extensive travels in America, he
had taken the greatest liking to Henry Clay and Governor
Morrow.
(To be concluded.)
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF G. F. WITTICH.
(Concluded from Vol. VIII, page 200.)
HAVING been a member of the Board of Education of
the Circleville Union School, now properly called Public
Schools, I wish to add here some reminiscences regard-
ing them. There was no graded school established in
Circleville before 1852. The district school (one room) was
kept in a small, one-story brick building adjoining the south
side of the Academy, a private school of two rooms. The
pupils of the Academy would mockingly denominate the small
district school the "Kitchen School."
The demand for a building where all the children could be
accommodated became greater every year. A Board of Edu-
cation, consisting of Dr. Wayne Griswold, president ; J. W.
Burget, secretary ; S. A. Moore, treasurer ; George Myers,
George Gearhart and W. W. Bierce, decided to erect a building
that would answer all purposes. The plan of one building for
the whole town was at the first election voted down by the
citizens, but after being more fully informed and advised by
Dr. A. D. Lord, Superintendent of Columbus (Ohio) Schools,
and by a committee of the board that visited other cities, the
second election carried. It provided for levying a tax of
89,000— §3,000 in one, 83,000 in two and 83,000 in three years.
I quote from the History of the Public Schools of Circleville
the following :
,4Mr. Everts was for many years before this penod a success-
ful schoolteacher of this district. In a log house of two rooms
(upper and lower), near the old oak just east of the present
Everts School Building, he held a popular school. Man)' old
citizens bear grateful testimony to the unwavering zeal he
showed in behalf of the establishment in Circleville and
throughout the State of a graded public school system, sup-
ported by direct tax and free to all of school age in each
district.
"Though his property was not large, yet he determined, if
such a system could be established in his days, to donate this
hill property to the town as a site. His views were in advance
of his time. In his will this outlot of nearly four acres was to
be sold by the heirs to the school district, if devoted forever
for educational purpose, for the nominal sum of 81,000.
"The heirs in the true spirit of the testator offered it to the
board for §800i though at the time it would have yielded sev-
eral thousand in town lots." N
Adjoining outlots and town lots were also bought from
different persons, until after several years the Board of Edu-
134
1900. ] Autobiography of G. F. Wittich. 135
cation had secured all the property necessary to form a com-
plete square from Court street to Pickaway street/
The building was finished in November, 1852.
The schools were opened on November 22, 1852.
Mr. John Lynch, Superintendent, salary, §1,000.
Mr. E. M. Cotton, Principal Male High School, $400.
Miss Henrietta S. Matthews, Female High School, $300.
Miss Mary L. McNeil, $250 ; Miss Mary Ann Harris, §250 ;
and Misses Evaline A. Humaston, Harriet M. Keys, Celia Ann
Minot, C. J. Loveland, Mary R. McCormick, Lucy M. Atwater,
Rhode Greenleaf, Elizabeth C. Rice and Frances H. Sprengle,
each §200.
Several of my children had attended the district and private
schools ; as soon as the graded schools opened, I placed them
there.
All my children (eight) obtained their education in this
building, most of them going through all the studies and the
four years' course in the High School. Albert graduated in
March, 1861 ; Theophiius, in March, 1865.' Rose, in December,
1868 ; Willis, in March, 1870, and Ella, in June, 1872.
The Board of Education of the Circleville Schools in 1857
consisted of A. McCrea, president ; E. C. Clarke, secretary ;
Will Bauder, treasurer ; John T. Delaplane, W. W. Bierce and
J. B. Evans. J. T. Delaplane resigned and I was appointed
member of the board for his unexpired term. In April, 1858,
I was elected at the regular annual election for the two years,
1858 to 1860. Since 1860 I was elected every third, year up to
the term ending April, 1896.
In the summer of 1865 Mr. O. E. Niles, who was then secre-
tary of the board, resigned and I was appointed to that office
to fill his unexpired term. After the expiration of his term I
was elected secretary (now called clerk, in the new school law)
of the board at every successive organization of the board up
to April, 1895.
Mr. William Doane was elected a member of the board in
1860. He was chosen for treasurer in 1882, and remained a
member of the board and treasurer until his death in 1888.
Being a practical mechanic and a good financier, with rare
abilities as engineer and architect, his services were most valu-
able to the board and the public at large. He spent a great
deal of time in suggesting aud drawing plans for the new school
buildings and superintending the construction of them without
making any charge. He was severely injured by being thrown
from his buggy, striking a tree, but recovered only partially.
In August, 1888, he grew much worse, and died in September.
The last settlement with me as clerk of the board (and a
very complicated settlement on account of some building
expenses) he completed on his deathbed, a few days before he
died. The most extensive and difficult building operation,
^**u*mmM'*
136 Autobiography of G. F. Wittich. [April,
which Mr. Doane partly planned and then superintended, was
the remodeling and enlarging of the Everts Building in 1SS0,
changing it from a 13 or 14-room building to a 23-room build-
ing, with three large halls, four flights of stairs and steam
heating throughout.
On my retirement from the board, the following minute was
adopted :
Resolved, That we, as members of the Board of Education, express by a
rising vote our sincere regret at the retirement from this board of our
fellow-member and friend, Mr. G. F. Wittich, and that we thus empha^izo
oar esteem for him as a friend, and our admiration for the very faithful
manner, and for the unimpeachable integrity, with which for thirty-eight
years as a member of this body, and for thirty years as secretary "of the
same, he lias discharged the important duties connected with his official
position.
G. A. Wilder, Pres't, Sol. D. Riegel,
A. P. Courtpjght, Treas., C. E. Moelleu,
Geo. H. Pontius, Clerk, O. PI. Crow,.
April 20, 1896.
My wife and I were members of the Lutheran Church and
attended the services there, as did also all our children as they
grew up. Rev. Joseph A. Roof served the congregation from
the year 1S35 on for about eighteen years. Our children were
all baptized by him except the youngest (Frank), who was
baptized by Rev. John Wagenhals.
About the year 1870 the usually good health of my wife
began to fail. She was able, howrever, to attend to the man-
agement of the household affairs. Pier niece, Miss Kate
Pedrick, who made her home with us for a number of years,
assisted and we kept a girl constantly to do the housework.
In the spring of 1871 we concluded to make a visit to some
of her cousins living near Toronto, in Canada, with the hope
of improving her health. We made short trips, stopping over
night at Cleveland, also at Buffalo, at Niagara Falls and at
Toronto. At Toronto we took passage on the Northern Rail-
road to Richmond Hill station, twelve miles north of Toronto.
We stopped at Michael Keffer's house first, and during two
weeks of our stay in that settlement called on all the other
Keffers living in the same neighborhood. We spent most of
our time at William Keffer's house. They are all well-to-do
farmers, occupying the land their grandfathers purchased and
occupied sixty years before. On our return we passed through
Toronto, Niagara Falls, then on the New York Central Rail-
road to Albany, where we remained one day.
On the Hudson River Railroad nearly opposite West Point,
N. Y., lies a small town named Garrison, where we stopped and
crossed the Hudson River to Highland Falls, a short distance
from West Point. There we visited our son Willis, who was a
cadet at the U. S. Military Academy since June, 1870. We
remained there nearly a week. This was the time of their
annual examination, their infantry, cavalry and artillery exer-
1900.] : Autobiography of G. F. Wittich. 137
cises and drills, which took place every afternoon and evening
for a week and brought many officers and prominent public
men there.
Leaving West Point we stopped at New York three or four
days, at Philadelphia about the same time, returning via Pitts-
burg and Columbus homeward.
Her health did not improve, but steadily declined. She was
under treatment of Dr. Wayne Griswold during 1871. In the
spring of 1872 Dr. Samuel Turney attended her.
The summer of 1872 was an unusually hot one and she suf-
fered much from the heat. To add to our anxiety our daughter
Rose was taken down with typhoid fever in September. She
became dangerously ill and Dr. Turney was much alarmed at
her condition, but by the doctor's careful attention and Kate
Pedrick's good nursing she was spared to us, and improved
slowly, while her mother grew worse.
She expressed herself fully resigned to the will of God, and
died peaceably and quietly on October 23, 1872, at the hour of
three in morning.
Rev. Souders of the English Lutheran Church had been vis-
iting her frequently, and he and Rev. Mr. Mechling of the
Lutheran Church in Lancaster. Ohio, conducted the services
at the Presbyterian Church. Rev. Mechling's discourse was
based on Rev. xiv, 13.
Some time after Rev. Joseph A. Roof's resignation as pastor
of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Circleville and his
removal to Iowa, Rev. Joel Swartz, of Virginia, was called to
serve the congregation about the year 1850 and accepted. The
congregation being connected with the English District Synod
of Ohio, Mr. Swartz became a member of the same.
In the year 1859 the congregation was drawn into serious
trouble. During the summer of that year Mr. Swartz began to
preach sermons indicating his preference to the doctrinal
standing of the General Synod in certain points. Deeming it
a violation of his obligation as a member of the Synod, caused
me to take notes of several of his sermons during services and
to write them out after service.
In December, 1859, he announced that as he could no longer
accept or entertain certain doctrines contained iu the Augsburg
Confession regarding Baptism, the Lord's Supper, Institution
of Sunday, etc., his sympathy was in accord with the doctrinal
standing of the General Synod and he would resign his charge.
As he already had some adherents to his position, this course
created at once two factions in the congregation. His resigna-
tion was accepted to take effect at the end of the pastoral year
in March, 1800. In the meantime several pastors of the English
District Synod brought charges against him for preaching false
doctrine. The President of the Synod called a special meeting
138 Autobiography of G. F. Wittich. [April,
in March, 18G0, to examine the charges and demand of me the
abstracts of his sermons. Mr. Svvartz acknowledged the ab-
stracts to be correct and the charges were sustained.
He was admonished to retract his course. Two weeks were
given him to inform the President of his decision, to retract,
otherwise the Synod would consider him deposed from the
ministry and his name stricken from the roll. He did not heed
the request, but immediately joined the Miami Synod in con-
nection with the General Synod.
At the annual congregational meeting his adherents elected
him by a small majority as their pastor. It was found to be
absolutely impossible to elect officers or transact any business
peaceably under the excitement produced by the election of
Mr. Swartz and the original congregation proceeded to another
place and elected officers. The seceders also elected their
officers, having secured the keys to the church previous to the
meeting. The original congregation was served in a hall tem-
porarily by neighboring ministers, until the frame Baptist
Church couid be rented, and later the Protestant Methodist
Church on Pickaway street. Rev. Albrecht and after him Rev.
J. Wagenhals served the congregation.
The church property coming into dispute caused a suit
brought by the trustees of the original congregation. The trial
in the Common Pleas Court belore Judge Briggs, the only
complete trial held, resulted in a decree granting the church
to the adherent to the old order of things. Judge Briggs deliv-
ered a lengthy and able decision in favor of the old congrega-
tion. As was to be expected, the opposition appealed to the
District Court. A year or two later the District Court com-
menced the trial, but stopped in the middle of it, declaring
that the trial would be so lengthy and tedious that they could
not remain long enough to' finish it.
One year later Judge Brinkerhoff and his associates decided
to give the property to the seceders, the General Synod party,
who had virtually seceded from the status of the original con-
gregation and the Synod to which they belonged.
In 1SG1 the original congregation obtained by order of Court
the two east lots (Nos. 115 and 110) of the burying ground on
Mound street for 81.00, provided the congregation would buiid
a fence around it within one year and build a church thereon
in five years. The director of the town, W. W. Bierce, executed
the deed. All this was accomplished before the expiration of
the time. The church building was erected at a cost of $5f(K'0
and all paid for in 1870.
But now new troubles arose. At a meeting of the. English
District Synod of Ohio held in Lima in I860 there existed
among the members of the Synod a division of opinion in
regard to certain extra confessional (none fundamental) points,
namely, mixed communion, exchange of pulpits, secret socie-
190G.] Autobiography of G. F. Wittich. 139
ties and chiliasm. The Synod had attached itself a year or
two previously to the General Council (a general body com-
posed of a number of Syuods all accepting the unaltered Augs-
burg Confession and the Symbolical Books). Upon request of
the Joint Synod of Ohio this body stated their position in
regard to these disputed points, but would not take the extreme
views of the Joint Synod, which body on this account refused
to join the General Council. This same controversy coming
up in the English District Synod meeting referred to above,
brought about a division in the Synod,
Twenty members adhered to the position taken by the Gen-
eral Council, while sixteen disagreed. The sixteen disaffected
ministers left the meeting to hold their sessions elsewhere.
Shortly after this, dissension was also thrust upon the Circle-
ville congregation in an unwarranted and very irregular manner
by a conference held by a number of ministers (composing the
Columbus Conference) in the church at Circleville. The pas-
tor loci, Mr. Lenker, and a minority of the Church Council
were aware, of the contemplated conference and probably
invited them ; the balance of the Church Council and a major-
ity were not aware of it, and hearing of the proposed meeting
issued a protest against the irregular manner of meeting here
and requested the conference to refrain from any and every
effort to take the congregation out of their connection with the
English District Synod. This was found to be the very object
of their meeting and resulted consequently in a hopeless
division of the congregation. The older members of the con-
gregation could not conscientiously remain in connection and
gradually withdrew, the congregation thereby losing consider-
:.-!e support.*
WITTICH GENEALOGY.
The children of Immanuel Frederick and Maria Catharine
(Wolfer) Wittich were:
i. Christiana Fredkricka Wittich, b. July 13, 1803, d. May 30, 1817.
ii. Ferdinand Frideiucii Wittich, b. Dec. 26, 1805, d. Mar. 2, 1861 ;
N m. (1) Catharine Herzog, May 16, 1841, who d. Oct. 2, 1855,
a^ed 39 y. 2 m. 6 d. ; m. (2) Mary Hunter, June, 1856, who d.
l\ov. 11, 1861, aged 36 y. Children of first marriage:
I. Amelia Maria Wittich, b. Mar. 31, 184;?: m. F. F. Wing, Dublin, 0.
II. George Emmanuel Wittk'H, b. May 20, 1845: m. (1) Kate Blake, Cir-
cleville: m. 12) Mary Beryl Smith, July 13. 1901. Children of first
marriage :
1. Roderick Wittich Tm. Stella Alkire, Mt. Sterling, O.
2. Grace Wittich ; in. Stocking, Kansas City.
3. Em m a n I'll Wittich.
Children of second marriage:
III. Flora BERTHA Wittich, b. May, 1857; m. Louis Fisher.
IV. William Amos Wittich, b. April, 1S59, d. 1873.
V. Stella Gates Wittich, b. June, 1801, d. Aug., 18C1.
• See special book in manuscript, •'One Hundred Years' History of the Evangelical
Lutheran church in Circleville, Ohio," by G. F. VV.
140 Autobiography of G. F. Witlich. [April
iii. Christian Ludwig Wittich, b. Sept. 18, 1S07, d. of scarlet fever
May 30, 1812.
iv. Sophia Louisa Wittich, b. Sept. 23, 1810, d. Oct. 10, 188S; ra.
Christian G. Hartmeyer in 1831, who d. in 1873. Children:
I. Charles Fb. Hartmeyer, d. May 25, 1894 ; m. Anna Simons. Children ■
1. Emma Hartmeyer; m. G. A. Schleyer; d. Sept. 8, 1881. Had
one son, Paul Schleyer.
2. Ella Hartmeyer; m. G. A. Schleyer.
II. Mary Hartmeyer; m. Jacob Madcr. Children:
1. Josia Mader. 3. Emma Mader.
2. Laura Maker. 4. Mamie Mader.
III. Gottlieb Hartmeyer.
v. Augusta Sarah Wittich, b. Aug. 10, 1813, d. Aug. 1, 1815.
vi. Frederick Wilhelm "Wittich, b. Dec. 1, 1816, d. Aug. 15, 1817.
vii. Gottlieb Fridericii Wittich, b. Nov. 28, 1819; m. Henrietta
Keffer, Oct. 4, 1842. She was b. Sept. 5, 1813, d. Oct. 23, 1S7l\
Children :
I. Aleert Theodore Wittich. b. Nov. 29, 1843 ; m. (1) Amanda M. Shalt/,
Miamisburg, who d. at Miamisburg Nov. 4, 1902; m. (2) Miss Rose
Hish, Dec. 21, 1901. One son :
1. Harley Shultz Wittich, son of Albert T. and Amanda M.
(Shultz) Wittich, b. in Miamisburg, O., April 30, 1865, d. at
his borne Jan. 4. I8SS.
Harley attended the Sunday School of the Methodist
Episcopal Church in Miamisburg under the pastorate of
Rev. F M. Clemens. Ho proved to tic a great worker in the
church and diligently pursued Biblical study. He accepted
a position in the bank at Miamisburg. which he held for a
while. In course of time he expressed his desire to prepare
himself for the ministry. lie continued his studies and aft* r
being examined was licensed to preach. H was assigned t<>
a circuit of the New Paris, O., District, comprising Hollands-
burg and New Madison, O., his colleague being Rev. C. i».
Munsey. He labored for some time with great success, but
his health began to fail and he was compelled to give up his
work and return home. In December, 18V7, he was stricken
■with typhoid fever, which ended his pure young life.
II. Melamchthon Wittich. b. Oct. 7, 1845, d. Dec 27, 1900; ra. Julia Horn
April 25, 1867. Served in Co. I, Second Ohio Heavy Artillery. One
daughter:
1. Helen Wittich, b. in Circleville, July 1, 1883. She received
her education in the Circleville Public Schools, and gradu-
ated from the High School June 5, 1003.
III. Theophtlus Keffer Wittich. b. May 3, 1847; m. Lizzie Cook, Dec. £>,
1878. One daughter, Ethel Wittich, b. in San Erancisco, Cab, Oct. '■ .
1886, d. Oct. 13, IS^G.
IV. Clara Wittich, b. July 15, 1819, d. Sept. 21, 1S50.
V. Rose Cornelia Wittich, b. June 20, 1S51 ; m. S. E. Gamble, July 24. 18*8.
VI. Willis Wittich. b. Feb. 21, 1853; m. Lillian Mcarns, Dec 27. 1870. at
Highland Falls, N. Y. In March, 1870, the Hon. Philadelpb Van
Trump, of Lancaster. Ohio, Representative in Congress, recom-
mended Willis for the appointment to a cadetship at West PoinJ
Military Academy, which was granted and lie reported in June
Oct. 1, 1*874, entered regular service as Second Lieutenant at Fort
Klamath, Ore. Dec. 5. 1878. at Walla Walla. Wash. T., constructing
telegraph line.. Aug. 7, 1870, at Fort Townsend, Wash. T.: promo' '■
to First Lieutenant. Sept. 1, 1882, at Fort Canbv. Wash. T. Oct. -"
1883, at Fort Townsend. Wash. T. July 26. 18S4, at Fort Fred Ste •
Wvo. Ang. 6, 1886, at Fort Du CheMie", Utah; was appointed !;•■-'•-
mental Adjutant, July 10, l.SS^. Oct. 11, 1889, at Fort Sidney. Si«t».
July 18, 1300, at Fort Douglas, Utah, promoted to Captain. Attg. ; •
16(51, at Fort Randall, S. Dak. Oct. 3, 1892, at Cincinnati, O.. "i
recruiting service. Oct. 6, 1891, at l'lattsburg Barracks, N. Y. June
14, 189S, sailed from Tampa. Fla.. for Cuba. July 3. 1898, battle -^
Santiago. 21st Reg-; 6 killed, 33 wounded. Aug. 12, 1898, returned '"
Plattsburg, N. V. : promoted to Major. July 14. 1899. ordered^ t<-
Manila, sailed with 675 recruits under his command : ship struck
reef near Inoshima Island, Japan, in the night, Sept. 3 ; all saved
ship slipped off into deep water in the afternoon and sank. Sep' ' !
1809, arrived at Manila. June 13. 19C0, took sick and was sent 1"
hospital, San Francisco. Sept. 15. l'.ioo, was sent to hospital. Fort
Adams, R. I. May .">, 1902, promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. •N"'1
28, 1902, having been disabled in line of duty, was retired.
tr~
1906.] Autobiography of G. F. Wittich. 141
VII. Ella Wittich, b. Jan. 16, 1855; m. Edgar Alexander Mearns, Dec. 14 r
18S1. Children:
1. Lillian Mearns, b. at Highland Falls, N. Y., Sept. 29, 1882.
In 1883 her father made application for appointment as
eurgeon in the U. S. Army, and after being examined by the
medical board in New York received the appointment und
was assigned to Fort Verde, Arizona. He with wife and
Lillian remained at Fort Verde for four years. He was
assigned to the following military posts successively : Fort
Snelling, Minn., four years: Fort Clark. Tex., until 1892,
when he was ordered to accompany Col. Barlow, who had
been appointed to survey and establish a correct boundary
line between the United States and Mexico with the assist-
ance of United States and Mexican engineers, finishing the
work in 1896. During this time Lillian lived with her moth-
er and brother Louis in Circleville and attended the Public
School, then lived with her parents at Fort Myer, near Wash-
ington, D. C. then for three years at Fort Adams, near New-
. port, R. I. In 1901 site took a course of study for one year at
Miss Baird's Institute, Norwalk, Conn., remaining one year ;
then in April, 1902, the doctor was ordered to Yellowstone
Park, where the family followed. In December, 1902, he was
ordered to Fort Snelling, Minn. In March, 1903, he was
ordered to the Philippine Islands and sailed from San Fran-
eisco July 1. The family then came to Circleville, O.
2. Louis dk Zeraga Mearns, b. at Fort Verde, Arizona, Nov. 5,
1S86. He received a part of his schooling in the Junior
Grammar School in Circleville in 1894-95, then four years in
Washington, D. C, then from 1899 to 1902 in the Grammar
and High School at Newport, It. I. He with the family was
taken to Fort Yellowstone. During part of the summer of
1902 he joined a party of U. S. engineers, assisting in some
preliminary surveying in the Park. In October, 1902. he
entered a "college "in Bozeroan, Montana. The doctor was
ordered to Fort Snelling, Minn., in December and Louis
joined them expecting to continue his studies near St. Paul,
Minn. When the doctor was ordered to the Philippine
Islands in March, 1903. and left Fort Snelling in June, Louis
came with his mother and sister to Circleville, where he
entered the third year of High School in September.
VIII. Edward Wittich, b. Feb. 10, 1S57 : m. Lois Jones, April, 1882. Children:
1. Frederick Wittich, b. in Circleville, Mar. '28. 1887.
2. Loving Wittich, b. in Circleville, April 28, 1892.
IX. Frank VYittich, b. Oct. 8, 1859.
WOLFER FAMILY RECORD.
Ludwig Wolfer, b. 1724, d. 1775. His son :
Johannes Wolfer, schoolteacher in Ebingen, Wurtemburg ;
b. 1754, d. 1827 ; m. Catharina Sarah, daughter of Sigmund
Hoeckle, Clerk of Court in Ebingen. She d. in 1802, aged 52
years. Children :
i. Sarah Wolfer, b. April 3, 1780, d. July 1G, 1873 ; m. J. M. Maurer
(weaver), in Ebingen, Yvnrtemberg. Children :
I. Johannes Maurer, b. 1807 ; lived near Paris, 111. ; was killed by a bur-
glar; a^ed71; married.
II. Sarah Maurer, b. 1811, d. 1841 ; m. A. Keller, Morrow, O. One child.
III. Christina Maurer. b. 1816, d. Sept. 2G. 1S9:>; m. (l) J. G. Juppenlaz.
Their only son, George, <I. i7i his SJth year. She m. (2) in Circleville,
Justus Youngharrs, now living in Des Moines, la.
IV. Catharina Barbara Maurer, b. Nov. 27, 1819, d. 1872; m. August
Kusterer, d. about 1S90, They left live children living in and near
Lancaster, O.
V. Johann Friderich Maurer, b. 1822; m. Miss Geycr. Eight children.
ii. Maria Catharina Wolfer, b. Dec. 15, 1782, d. Feb. 9, 1842 ; m.
Immanuel F. Wittich, Nov. 28, 1802.
iii. Jacob Friderich Wolfeu, b. 1787, d. June, 1822; m. Maria Bar-
bara Karr in 1S12. No children.
142 Autobiography of G. F. Witlich. [April,
KEFFER FAMILY RECORD.
Jacob Keffer, b. June 20, 1734, in Zeselberg, Germany, d.
1761; m. Anna Maria Nass, b. June 3, 1744, d. July 11, 1817.
Children :
i. Jacob Keffer, b. in Germany, June 25, 1763, d. Nov. 23, 1851, in
Vaughn Tp., Ontario, Canada. Children:
I. Adam Kekfek. d. Feb. 1, 1874, aged 83 years.
II. Peter Keffer, d.
III. Jonathan Keffer, d. June 16, 1871, aged 76 years.
IV. Henry Keffer, d.
V. — — Keffer. a daughter.
ii. Michael Keffer, b. in Germany, Jan. 26, 1766, d. July 7, 1852, in
Vaughn Tp., Ontario, Canada. Children:
I. Michael Keffer, d. in Canada, Eight children.
II. Valentine Keffer, Canada.1 Nine children.
III. William Keffer, Canada. Six girls, two boys.
iii. Valentine Keffer, b. Oct. 6, 1777, near Berlin, Pa., d. in Circle-
ville, Mar. 9, 1852. Children :
I, Mary Keffer. d. aged i>8 years ; m. Thomas Pedrick.
II. Catharine Keffer; ra. D. Work, Lancaster.
III. Eleanor Keffer; m. Levi Pedrick.
IV. Susan Keffer; m. Joseph "Work, Lancaster.
V. Judith Keffer : m. Michael Strayer.
VI. Elizabeth Keffer, d. aged 47 years ; m. Abraham Gephart.
VII. Henrietta Keffer, b. Sept. 5, 1813, d. Oct. 23, 1872; m. G. F. Wittich.
iv. Anna Elzabetii Keffer ; m. in Pennsylvania, William Huber, and
d. in 1S45 near Adelphi, Ross Co., O., aged 65 years. Children :
I. Valentine Huber, Thorntown, Ind.
II. Mary Huber, Circleville ; m. J. Kashner.
ZIEGER FAMILY RECORD.
Jacob Zieger, b. Jan. 1G, 1740, d. 1826. On Sept. 23, 1700,
he m. (1) Mrs. Judith Sauer (Sowers), nee Hain or Hahn, b.
Oct. 12, 1743, whose first husband was John Sauer, Brownsville,
Pa. Their two sons were (1) John Sauer, b. Sept. 1, 1760, who
had one son, William, b. Nov. 25, 1800 ; (2) Michael Sauer, b.
Oct. 9, 1762, who had one daughter who m. J. Miller, Browns-
ville. John Sauer, Sr., was a soldier in the Revolutionary War
and died in the service. Jacob Zieger m. (2) Judith Nass.
Children of Jacob and Judith (Nass) Zieger :
i. Philipp Jacob Zieger, b. July 24, 1767 ; m. Mary Easter (Oster).
ii. Catharina Zieger, b. Nov. 17, 176S, d. July 15, 1841; m. Valen-
tine Keffer.
iii. Barbara Zieger, b. July 2I>, 1772 ; m. George Zimmer; d. 1851.
iv. Judith Zieger, b. Sept. 22, 1774; m. Samuel Watt.
v. Jacob Zieger, b. Mar. 10, 1776; m. Susanna Easter (Oster); d.
1832, aged 57 years.
vi. Philipp Zieger, b. May 29, 1778, ; m. late in life; d. in 1850. Left
one child, Maty Zieger, who in. Rudy.
vii. Frjdkrich Zieger, 1). June 4, 17S4.
viii. Margaretiia Zieger, b. Feb. 25, 17S7 ; in. John Valentine ; d. in
182(5. Children :
I. Jacob Z. Valentine; m. Mrs. Young.
It. Lydia Valentine; m. Solomon Valentine.
III. Eliza Valentine; m. Solomon Valentine.
iv. Israel Valentine ; num.
V. Samuel Valentine ; in. Miss YounS.
VI. John Valentine; unm.
Vll. Ellen Valentine; in. S. Sax ton.
VIII. Sauaii Valentine; m. Eli Stout.
Lewis Heyl
ESTHER INSTITUTE.
Contributed by Mrs. A. K. Pearcb.
THE building now known as Trinity Parish House was
originally and for many years the leading female semi-
nary in Columbus, Ohio. Its founder was the late
Lewis Heyl, of this city. The school was first opened on Rich
street in October, 1852, with twenty-one pupils and Miss Agnes
Ward Beecher as Principal. In the following year Mr. Heyl,
by untiring energy and indomitable perseverance, erected a
large and commodious building on Broad between Third and
Fourth streets, and wishing it to be a memorial to his mother,
to whom he was most tenderly attached and whom he sincerely
admired, called it Esther Institute.*
Wishing the school to be the best of its kind, Mr. Heyl went
East and visited all the most noted schools for girls. The
instructors from the beginning of the school to its close in
1S61 were noted for their dignity of character, refinement and
broad scholarly culture.
The title page of the first catalogue reads as follows :
ESTHER INSTITUTE
LATE
COLUMBUS FEMALE SEMINARY
CATALOGUE
OF THE
INSTRUCTORS AND PUPILS
FOR THE
First and Second Academic Years
October 4, 1852, to June 27, 1854
Lewis Heyl, Principal and Proprietor
[Here a picture of Capitol.]
COLUMBUS: 1854
The list of teachers was :
Lewis Heyl, Miss Agnes TV. Beecher, Principals; Miss Margaret A.
Bailey. Mathematics; Miss Lavinia' Sehnebly, Primary Department; Prof.
T. G. Worinley, M. D., Lecturer on Chemistry, etc. ; Prof. A. Witle, Modern
Languages; Prof. C. Minster, Instrumental Music; Mrs. "Mary W. Conard,
drawing and Painting; Mr. E. Dryer, Vocal Music. Miss Hannah E.
1'owtll, Matron.
*The name Esther signifying a star, and the (lower, the " Star of Bethlehem," Mas
nlways to be found in season in profusion in the delightful grounds surrounding the
■« liool. These grounds were also provided with rotary aud other swings for the pleasure
'»* the pupils. A boarding pupil recalls the great bountifulriess of the delicious talile pro-
• i'led by Mrs. Heyl and the tender ministrations of herself and Mrs Arabella Heyi during
illness.
143
144 Esther Institute. [April,
In later years, Miss Mary Allen (Mrs. Joseph SulHvant, Jr.), Miss Emiiv
Cutler, Mrs. Harriet Sollace, Miss Bailey (Mrs. Prof. Townshend), Mi--
Jaseh E. Haiyhl, Miss Dora Schnebly, Mrs. A. E. Heyl, Prof. Maurice Mot,
were teachers.
The average number of pupils during the nine years of the
existence of the school was one hundred and sixty, of whom
one-third were non-residents. To them as well as the resident
pupils the school was a home in the best sense of the word —
of all gentle, noble and refining influences and surroundings.
The mental and moral influence extended by Mr. Heyl and his
noble wife did not die out with the close of the school life or
their pupils but made itself felt in all their after career. The
only reason that the school could not continue was that it
never was profitable financially, or even self-sustaining, and it
had exhausted Mr. Heyl's resources. His ambition to have
the best of everything that went to the equipment of an ideal
school was stronger than any personal desire to profit by the
undertaking, and as the seminary had no endowment it
reached its natural limit when private resources failed.
After the close of the school Mr. Heyl lived in Washington
and Philadelphia, and died in the latter city January 8, 1895.
A meeting of the pupils residing in Columbus was held shortly
after this and resolutions of affection and sympathy drawn up
by Mrs. Flora D. Brent, Mrs. Anna K/Pearce and Mrs. Agnes
Gill Jordan, which were sent ,to the family of Mr. Heyl. Of
this family, seven sons and one daughter are still living.
The following sketch of Mr. Heyl's family antecedents and
his own later life will be of interest to his many friends still
living in Ohio :
Mr. Lewis Heyl's grandfather, Christian K. Heyl, came to
Columbus from Baltimore in 1818, having come to America
with his parents' family in 1800. Christian Heyl began busi-
ness as a baker at the northeast corner of High street and
Cherry alley, and on the same ground he built in 1824 the
Franklin House, a portion of which is still standing. This for
many years was the chief hotel of Columbus, and it was there
that Mr. Lewis Heyl and his five brothers, John K., George W.,
Charles and Henry Clay, were born.
Lewis, the eldest, was born April 8, 1815. His education was
mainly gained in the Lutheran Theological Seminary then
located on South High street, several squares below the Court
House. The property was later, about 1S50, sold to Mr. Peter
• -""' #^
/ ; is/
1 ";i?
1
Vi^>* ;
Mi
.
X: ■ . ■ "
Mks. Lewis Heyl
1996.1 Esther Institute. 145
Hayden, and the seminary was merged with the new Capital
University in Columbus adjoining Goodale Park, later removed
to East Main street, where it still is.
Mr. Lewis Heyl studied law under Judge Gustavus Swan and
was admitted to the bar about 1839. He then went to Canton,
Ohio, where he married Miss Maria Linn. A year later he
returned to Columbus to accept the office of Clerk of the Courts,
to which position he had been appointed by Judge Joseph Swan.
This office and that of Prosecuting Attorney he held till about
the time he opened Esther Institute in 1852.
Mr. Heyl's education embraced a thorough course in German,
so that he was able to speak the language fluently, and this was
of considerable advantage to him in his profession as well as
his Sunday School, and also in making political addresses in
the interest of the Whig party. Mr. Heyl's grandfather was
for many years Associate Judge of the Courts during the time
that Mr. Lewis Heyl was Clerk and Prosecuting Attorney, and
he (with Mr. Sumner Stone, Jr., who moved later to New York)
gave to the city the plot of ground at High and Mound streets
upon which the Court House was built and where it now stands.
Mr. Heyl was a very active worker in the Lutheran Church and
its institutions, and was largely instrumental in the establish-
ment of Capita). University. A son of Mr. Heyl remembers
going with him and the President of the University, Dr. William
Reynolds, to break the ground therefor, by digging a few
spadefuls of earth. His early home was on High street on
ground now occupied by the Great Southern Hotel, removing
thence to the Greenwood House on the west side of the street,
remaining there till going to the Institute in 1852.
In the early days of Columbus Mr. Heyl was prominently
active in matters religious, educational and political.
Mr. Heyl relinquished the profession of the law for the more
congenial one of instruction, to which he gave ten of the best
years of his life, as Principal of Esther Institute. After the
closing of the school he was called to a position in the Treasury
Department at Washington by the then Secretary, Hon. Salmon
P. Chase, in which branch of the public service he continued
till his retirement a few years before his death, which occurred
January 8, 1895, near his 80th birthday.
Throughout his connection with the Treasury Department
he was employed on work for which his legal training espe-
146 Esther Institute. [April,
cially qualified him, and his family have the best evidence in
the form of many autograph letters from men of honorable
memory that his work was most valuable and highly appre-
ciated.
Having such friends who sympathized with him when he
met. with the disappointment of the closing of the school, and
the grief that weighed upon him by reason of the death of his
oldest son, Mr. Heyl's last years were not without the comforts
of the approval accorded him, and the personal satisfaction of
having spent his life in only most honorable and useful pursuits.
ESTHER INSTITUTE— GRADUATES.
1857.
Pupils. Parents and Guardians. Residence. Rec'd.
j
Abbott, Martha J. S. Abbott Columbus 1852
1
Mrs. James Neil.
Gill, Annie E J. L. Gill Columbus 1853
Mrs. T. G. Wormley.
Meyers, Kate N John Noble Columbus 1853
Mrs. E. L. Taylor.
Snowden, Maria J P. T. Snowden Columbus 1S52
Mrs. Albert Greenleaf.
1858.
Boerstler, Emma J Dr. G. W. Boerstler Lancaster 1857
Brasee, Clara A Hon. J. T. Brasee Lancaster 1S57
Mrs. Dr. Hainil.
Caflee, Ida M Mrs. N. M. Caffee. ..... Lancaster 1857
Dangler, Celia S Q. B. Dangler. Maesillon 1856
Piatt, Laura A Wm. A. Piatt Columbus 1852
Mrs. John G. Mitchell.
Smith, Celia A J. M. Smith London 1855
Mrs. Frederick E. Fay.
AVinchester, Alta P. Winchester E. Rockport 1852
1859.
Fay, Etta B Cyrus Fay Columbus 1853
Mrs. Charles Mackay.
Follett, Kate Hon. O. Follett Sandusky 1857
Mrs. Flamen Ball.
Merry, Emily H H. F. Merry Sandusky 1858
Stone, Julia E Dwight Stone Columbus 1853
Mrs. Henry M. Neil.
(1859-60)
Pupils During the Eighth Academic Year.
COLLEGIATE DEPARTMENT.
Past Graduates.
Smith, Celia A Mrs. J. M. Smith London 1855
Stonebraker, Mary J. . . . Samuel Stonebraker. . . . Baltimore I8t>0
Stone, Julia E Dwight Stone Columbns 18&)
Wormley, Mrs. T. G . . . J. L. Gill Columbus 185J
I<K)5.] Esther Institute. 147
Senior or Fourth Year.
Pupils. Parents and Guardians. Residence. Rec'd.
Hrasee, Alice Hon. T. J. Brasee Lancaster 1S59
Mrs. Theo. Tallmadge.
Chrisman, Sarah E Jacob Chrisman London 1856
Mrs. Wm. A. Neil.
Cowles, Marv E Mrs. M. E. Stewart Farmington, Conn. 1858
Hurd, Etta E Hon. R. C. Hurd Mt. Vernon 1S58
Mrs. John Delano.
Jones, Mary E John Jones Columbus 1852
Mrs. Bishop.
Kelton, Anna S F. C. Kelton Columbus 1852
Mrs. H. F. Pearce.
Kilbourne, Alice F L. Kilbourne Columbus 1853
Mrs. Jos. D. Potter.
< ^boune, Anna Wm. Osboune Waterville, N. Y. . . 1860
Smith, Sarah L Rev. J. D. Smith Columbus 1859
Mrs. Gordon Moodie.
Taylor, Mary C David Taylor Columbus 1853
Mrs. Thomas Hibben.
Junior or Third Year.
Augsperger, Anna E. L. . Mrs. E. Augsperger Tiffin 1859
lUukland, Anna H Hon. R. P. Buckland. . . Fremont 185S
i Vnnison, Elizabeth Gov. Wm. Dennicon Columbus 1853
Mrs. J. D. Forsythe.
Galloway, Mary Hon. Sam'l Galloway. . . Columbus 1853
Mrs. Charles Osborn.
Helsel, Elizabeth J. Rohr Hamilton Tp 1856
Neville, Caroline M Mrs. C. Neville Columbus 1853
Mrs. K. S. Strong.
Pimly, Jeannette W James Purdy Mansfield 1860
Smith, Elizabeth Dr. S. M. Smith Columbus 1852
Mrs. James M. Comly.
Taylor, Mary L Hon. R. W. Taylor Columbus 1860
Second Year.
Andrews, Eliza Dr. John Andrews Columbus 1855
Mrs. George Bassett.
Flanders, Rachel J. M. Flanders Harrisburgh 1859
Furman, Julia Rev. G. W. Drees New York 1857
Groat, Harriet A D. B. Groat Columbus 1857
Kelsey, Amelia E Wm. Kelsey Columbus 1852
Mrs. Henry Lanman.
Kudisill, Sarah Mrs. H. Rudisill Fort Wayne 1859
Stewart, Colon Mathew Stewart Columbus 1854
Stontzenbarger, Susan . . J. Stontzenbarger Hamilton Tp 1856
Mrs. C. S. Herr.
First Year.
Acheson, Julia Mrs. T. Acheson Columbus 1860
Briggs, Sarah J. M. Briggs Franklin 1859
Brooks, Phebe J J. P. Brooks New Way 1859
< liambers, Ella V. Chambers. Franklin 1859
l>eshler, Louisa D. W. Deshler Columbus 1853
Mrs. J. MeB. Stembel.
Evritt, Eliza Z. Evritt Dublin 1858
Mrs. James T. Miller,
r in^rar, Mary George Fingar Columbus 1859
Mrs. Allen Latham.
' »radey, Eliza Miles Gradey Delaware 1859
Menypeny, Bettie Hon. G. W . Menypeny . Columbus 1859
«'"t!Vnberger, Maranda. . J. Poffenberger Urban* 1859
Milliard, Mary E Rev. H. Willtard Columbus 1857
JJ illiard, Susan Rev. II. Williard Columbus I860
Wood, Laura S Gen. D. L. Wood Columbus 1858
1 48 Esther Institute, [April
PAINTING AND DRAWING ONLY.
Pupils. Parents and Guardians. Residence. Rec'.f
Benham, Mrs. Geo. C. . . Judge Thrall Columbus
Chase, Nettie Gov. S. P. Chase Columbus
Mrs. Iloyt.
Chittenden, Charlotte T. A. Chittenden Columbus
Mrs. Woodward.
Ford, Nellie T. Brotherlin Columbus
Howard, Bella Mrs. Dr. Howard Columbus
Mrs. Charles Butler.
Maris, Erne Dr. G. W. Maris Columbus
Stone, Louise Rev. C. Stone Columbus
Swan, Anna F Hon. J. Ii. Swan Columbus
Mrs. Eobert E. Smith.
LANGUAGES ONLY.
Schueller, Margaret E. . . A. J. Schueller
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT.
First Division.
Baseom, Charlotte Hon. Wm. T. Bascom . . Columbus 1860
Blain, Mary J . T. Blain Columbus 1853
Mrs. George Gleason.
Chittenden, Sallie A. Chittenden Columbus 1853
Mrs. Robert Lovell.
Deshler, Flora D. \V. Deshler Columbus 1854
Mrs. T. L. Brent.
Dunn, Anna John G. Dunn Lafayette 18.12
Gill, Keziah J. L. Gill Columbus 1853
Mrs. Percy Bankart.
Gill, Agnes J. L. Gill Columbus Ig53
Mrs. Jackson Jordan.
Groat, Mary, D. B. Groat Columbus 1857
He vl, Marv C Lewis Heyl Columbus 18.VJ
McCullough, Mary T. McCullough W. Jefferson 185«J
Niswamrer, Texas Dr. N. Gay Columbus lSr>:i
Smith, Fannie Prof. S. M*. Smith, M. D. Columbus 1S53
Mrs. J. P. Jackson.
Stone, Ella Dwight Stone Columbus 1S5*J
Towler, Sarah Dr. T. S. Towler Columbus 1^-'
Williard, Anna Rev. H. Williard Columbus 1*-V.>
Second Division.
Hamilton, Carrie J. "VV. Hamilton, M. D . . Columbus 185i<
Mrs. L. K. Tliacher.
Harrison, Katie Hon. R. A. Harrison . . . London IStU}
Heyl, Frances E J. K. Hevl Columbus 1 85-
Kline, Lottie R, G. Ogden Columbus 18W»
Piatt, Fannie W. xV. Piatt Columbus V&<>
Mrs. E. B Fullerton.
Sollace, Fannie P Mrs. H. L. Sollace Delaware 185*
Mrs. P. W. Huntington.
Tuther, Emma Thos. Tuther Columbus I860
Mrs. Windle.
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.
First Division.
Amburgh, Teresa M S. Amburgh Columbus 1854
Mrs. Rosenberg.
Andrews, Margar.et. . . . Dr. John Andrews Columbus Is"
Mrs. Frauk S. Osborn.
Aston, Ella I. C. Aston Columbus 1 >;':
Mrs. James Savage.
1906.]
Esther Instittite.
149
Pupils. Parents and Guardians. Residence. Rec'd.
Awl, Jane Dr. Wni. M. Awl Columbus 1856
Edgar, Agnes Robert Edgar Columbus 185f>
Gangewer, Ida A.M. Gauge wer Columbus 185(3
Kelton, Ella M F. C. Kelton Columbus 1852
Mrs. James Watson.
Klippart, Josephine .... J. H. Klippart Columbus 185G
Mat tin, Bella M. Martin Columbus 1858
Merion, Helen N. Merion Columbus 1853
Neil, Lucy Robert E. Neil Columbus 1853
Mrs. W. W. Williams.
Piatt, Amelia Wm. A. Piatt Columbus 1856
Mrs. Russell Hastings.
Prentiss, Annie , W. S. V. Prentiss Columbus. ... 1857
Mrs. Judge Austin.
Stone, Anna Hon. A. P. Stone Columbus ,. . 1854
Stone, Myra F D wight Stone Columbus 1854
Sullivant, Emma Wm. S. Sullivant Columbus 1854
Mrs. B. F. Brown.
Walcutt, Marian N George Walcutt Columbus 1857
Mrs. Edwin Savage.
Winner, Harriet Hon. J. L. AYinner Greenville 1860
Wright, Sallie Hon. F. M. Wright Urbana 1855
Second Division.
Andrews, Jennie S. W. Andrews Columbus 1859
Blynn, Katie Wm. Blynn Columbus ......... 1858
Edgar, Ella Robert Edgar Columbus 1859
Gangewer, Mary A.M. Gangewer ; Columbus 1858
Hamilton, J Dr. Hamilton Columbus 1859
Heyl, E J. K. Heyl Columbus 1859
Heyl, Harry L Lewis Heyl Columbus 1858
Klippart, Clara J. H. Klippart Columbus 1856
Piatt, Rutherford H . . . . W. A. Piatt Columbus 1859
Sollace, Ada Mrs. H. L. Sollace Delaware 1858
Mrs. Edward Coolidge.
Stirewalt, Minnie Mrs. A. E. Stirewalt Columbus 1859
Note. — The following are names that do
consulted, a complete tile not being available.
the memory of schoolmates :
Annie Eliza Neil,
Jane Andrews,
Mrs. E. B. Convers.
Amelia Abbott,
Mrs. Moses H. Neil.
Anna Carter,
Mrs. Henry R. Woods.
Kate Chase,
Mrs. Wm. Sprague.
Julia Gill,
Mrs. F. J. Dickman.
Jane M. Neil,
Mrs. Theo. Dodge.
Esther Ridgway,
Mrs. Jesse Neville.
Martha L. Taylor,
Mrs. Samuel Lee.
Mary Cowles,
not appear in the catalogues
They are inserted here from
Susan Cowles,
Teresa M. Amburg,
Mrs. Rosenbury.
Marian N. Walcutt,
Mrs. Edwin Savage.
Ella White,
Frank Merion,
Morgan Neville,
John W. Andrews, Jr.
RALPH OSBORN,
AMONG the pioneers of Ohio, whose descendants enjoy
the fruit of their wise and earnest labors, was Ralph
Osborn, who labored during the better part of his
manhood as a public servant, and who left as a legaey to his
family the memory of a busy and useful life.
He was of the Connecticut Osborns, being descended in
direct line from Richard Osborn first mentioned in Colonial
records at Hingham, Mass., in 1635. To those interested in
English ancestry the following notes from the Baronetage of
England by Win, Betham (London, 1802) may furnish a basis
for more extended research.
This record originates with Peter Osborn of Purleigh, County
of Essex, 1442 (20 Ken. VI). His son and heir was Richard,
who married Cawston, County of Essex, 1471 (10 Edw.
VI), by whom he had two sons : John, who left only a daugh-
ter, and Richard, who located at Tyld Hall, Essex, and died
1544 (35 Hen. VIII) leaving two sons, John and Peter. Peter,
second son of Richard of Tyld Hall, Essex, born 1521 (12 Hen.
VIII), was a man of great understanding and zealous for the
reformation of religion ; he held an office in the Exchequer,
and was keeper of the privy purse to Edw. VI. (He was a
friend of Sir John Cheke, who died at his house.) He married
Anne, daughter of Dr. Blyth, the first public King's reader of
physic at Cambridge, by whom he had eleven sons and eleven
daughters.
The oldest son, Sir John Osborn, Knt., born about 1552, was
an officer of the Exchequer in the reign of James I, and one of
the Commissioners of the Navy. He was the first of the fam-
ily to settle at Chicksands, County of Bedford, and died in
1628, aged 76 years. He had five sons. The eldest, Sir Peter,
continued the succession ; the second son, Christopher, died
unmarried ; the third son, Thomas, is recorded as having a son
Richard, and it is very probable that this is the Richard Osborn
mentioned in " Hotten's Emigrants," who sailed from England
in the ship Hopewell, Thomas Hale, Master, in 1G34, aged 22
years.1
1. Orcutt's Stratford, p. 108, says that John Peakc. who came from Dufheld Parish.
County of Derby, England, in the Hopewell, C&pt. Bundock, Master, in 1G35, married Sarah
daughter of Richard Osborn.
150
1 906. ] • Ralph 0 shorn. 151
Richard Osborn next appears in Colonial records as a volun-
teer from Windsor, Conn., in Lieutenant Ludlow's company in
the Pequot War in 1637 and took part in the "direful swamp
fight." For his services in this war, the General Court at Hart-
ford on June 4, 1639, gave him eighty acres of land, which was
set off by Judge Peter Burr and another, in the town of Ridge-
field.8 His children were John, Hannah, Priscilla, Sarah, Mary,
Elizabeth and David. From the two brothers above named,
are derived the Connecticut Osborns. John was father of the
New Haven branch and David of the Ridgefield branch.
Richard Osborn (or "Captain," as he was styled) sold all his
possessions in Ridgefield in 1682, and removed to East Chester,
Westchester County, N. Y., where he died in 1685. There is
on record at White Plains, N. Y., a curious tripartite agreement
between Capt. Richard Osborn and a Mrs. Townsend, whom he
married, and her sons by a former marriage, which provides
for his comfort during his old age. In his will,3 he made his
son John of Fairfield County, Conn., and John Pell, executors,
and leaves" to his grandson Richard, son of David, Dorman's
Island in Westchester County, N. Y.
David2 Osborn (Richard1) married Abigail, daughter of
Philip Pinckney, Esq. They had children : Abigail, who mar-
ried William Hills of Fairfield ; Sarah, who married, first, Jon-
athan Sturges of Fairfield and afterward Judge Peter Burr ;
and Richard, born at East Chester, N. Y., in October, 1676.
Richard3 Osborn (David- and Abigail Pinckney, Richard1)
removed to Ridgefield, Conn., in 1715. The Connecticut Public
Records show his appointment as Justice in 1716 and yearly
thereafter till 1725. He died in 1778, aged 103 years.4
Richard Osborn was married about 1699 to Sarah . They
had ten children, viz ;
i. David Osborn, b. 1700; m. 172(3, Rachel Keeler ; d. 1750, at Dan-
bury, Conn.
ii. Abigail Osborn, b. 1702; m. Timothy Keeler.
iii. John Osborn, b. May, 1704; m. Patience Keeler.
iv. Joseph Osborn, b. Sept., 1700; m. Mary Hyatt.
~ y. Samuel Osborn, b. Nov., 1708; m. Sarah Jenkins.
vi. Jonathan Osborn, b. Nov., 1710; m. Rebecca .
vii. Sarah Osborn, b. Dec 1712.
viii. KkzeivIah Osborn, b. Apr. 30, 1715.
ix. Jekemiah Osborn, b. Dec. 17, 1717; m. Rebecca Osborn.
x. Daniel Osborn, b. Oct. 20, 1710 ; m. Sarah Osborn.
'-. See Schenck's Fairfield and History of Ancient Windsor.
3. See Pelletreau's Wills of East Ubester. N. Y.
4. Teller's Ridgefield, p. 115, says: "Members of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church.
March IT. 1712. Richard Osboru, David Osborn." Also. p. -11 : "The pravestone of Mrs.
Richard Osborn is the oldest stone in the old burying ground in Ridgefield."
152 • Ralph Osborn* [April,
David4 Osborn (Richard* and Sarah, David? Richard1) mar-
ried Rachel Kceler about 1726. He removed in 1742 from
Ridgefield to Starr's Plain, Danbury, Conn., where he died in
1750. His widow afterward married Lemuel Morehouse. His
children were :
i. Richard Osborn, b. Aug. 4, 1727, Ridgefield, Conn.
ii. David Osborn, b. Sept. 25, 1729, Ridgefield.
iii. Elizabeth Osborn, b. Sept. 1, 1731, Ridgefield.
iv. James Osborn, b. Sept. 17, 1733, Ridgefield.
v. Aaron Osborn, b. Sept. 29, 1735, Ridgefield.
vi. Moses Osborn, b. Dec. 23, 1737, Ridgefield.
vii. Lot Osborn, b. Apr. 23, 1744, Starrs Plain, Danbury.
Lot5 Osborn (David* and Rachel Keeler, Richard? David?
Richard1) married in 1763 at Waterbury, Conn., Thankful Doo-
little. She was a daughter of Abel and Thankful (Moss) Doo-
little, born June 15, 1748. He was a member of Capt. Benjamin
Richards' Company in the Tenth Regiment of Connecticut
Militia, commanded by Lieut. Col. Jonathan Baldwin. This
command marched from Waterbury, Conn., Aug. 17, 1775, and
served with General Washington in the Long Island campaign.
In 1778 Lot Osborn was one of a committee of nine appointed
by the town of Waterbury to provide clothing for the soldiers
in the field.5
In 1792 Lot Osborn removed from Waterbury, Conn., to
Broome County, N. Y. It is probable that the journey was at
first only to Schodack, N. Y., for Mary6 Osborn there married
Dr. Ebenezer Ballantine, and there is a tradition that she
nursed him through a dangerous illness. The final destination
of the family was at Osborn Hollow' in the town of Windsor,
N. Y., near Binghamton, where Lot Osborn had a fine farm on
a bend of the Susquehanna River, said to afford a charming
view. ; The house built by Lot and his sons is /Still standing,
and in the orchard can still be seen the initials of the Osborn
boys and girls cut on the trees. Lot Osborn died at Osborn
Hollow in 1819, his wife Thankful having died on Jan. 5, 1813.
They had children :
i. Anna Osborn, b. Oct. 1, 1705, Waterbury, Conn. ; m. Elislia Wise,
New Haven, Conn. Children :
I. Elisha. Wise; Living iu Washington, D. C., in 1896.
II. Betsy Wise; m. Henry M. Gregory, New York City. Living at Brook-
lyn Heights in 189S, aged (JU years, child :
1. Antoinette: W. Gregory, l>. New York 1«44 ; m. Charles Wt st
at one time Principal of Rutgers Institute, New York C;\ .
5. See " Town and City of Waterbury ," Jo?. Atn'erson.
1900.] Ralph Osborn. 153
ii. Eli Osborn, b. July 6, 1768, Waterbury, Conn., d. Nov. 18, 1835.
Osborn No. Hollow, N. Y. (now called Sanitaria Springs) ; m.
Oct. 1, 1792, Parthenia Guernsey at Waterbury, Conn. Children:
I. Anna M. Osborn. b. July G, 1801. Osborn Hollow, N. Y., d. Mar. 27,
1854 ; in. July 1, 1822, Jedediah Bump. Child :
1. Osborn E. Bump, Binghamton, N. Y.
II. Betsy Osborn. b. Oct. It}, 1804, d. June 18, 1871, Binghamton, N. Y. ; m.
Mar. 24, 1830, Samuel Evarts of Sand Lake, N. Y., b. Apr. 20, 1S04, d.
Mar. 16, 1873, Osborn So. Hollow, N. Y. Children:
1. Parthenia Ann Evarts, b. Apr. 57, 1831, Binghamton, N. Y.,
d. May 2, 1833.
2. Ellen Antoinette Evarts, b. Dec. 21, 1834, d. Feb. 5, 1854 ; m. y
Mar. 11, 1852, Johnson Atwood. Child, Theodore Atwood, b. iS
Sept. 2, 1853. *
3. Eli Osborn Evarts, b. Sept. 5, 1838, Osborn So. Hollow, N. Y.;
m. Sept. 1, 1855, Ellen M. Darling. Children:
i. Mary E. Evarts. b. July 20, 1857; m. Aug. 21, 1877,
Albert H. Surdam, Binghamton, N. Y. Child, Sher-
man Evarts Surdam, b. June 11, 1878 ; m. Mabel Cox,
Aug. 23, 1898.
ii. Antoinette Evarts, b. Jan. 24,1860: m. Sept. 1, 1883.
Mandel F. Butterfield, Oneonta, N. Y. Children : (1)
Ruth Butterfield, b. Aug. 21, 1893. (2) Mandel Eli
Butterfield, b. Apr. 23, 1900.
iii. Betsy Evarts, b. July 29, 1866; m. Aug. 21, 1877, Adam
E. Wilbur, Binghamton, N. Y.
iii. Ezra Osborn, b. Dec. 25, 1770, Waterbury, Conn. ; m. Abigail •
y Removed to Portsmouth, O., about 18&2-4, and d. there about
Jt&j e - 1838. S.P. /§f(3-
iv. Mary Osborn, b. Jan. 22, 1773, Waterbury, Conn., d. Sept. 29, 1823,
at Marion, 0.; m. Dec. 5, 1793, Ebenezer Ballantine, M. D., at
Schodack, N. Y. Children :
I. John Ballantine, b. Dee. 17, 1794, d. Sept. 15, 1796.
II. Mary Ballantine, b. Apr. 30, 1796: m. Rev. Eldad Barber, in Ohio, in
Sept., 1831 . Child, Henry Barber, living in 1898.
III. John Ballantine, b. Jan. 19, 179s, d. Jan. 15, 1879, Marion, O. ; m. (1)
Marietta Bowdick, May 30, 1822. Children:
1. John Ballantine of Marion. O., still living in 1*96. Has chil-
dren, John, William and Frank Ballantine, and two daus.
2. Jane Ann Ballantine; m. Edmund Conley, Marion, O. Sev-
eral children, all living in 1S96.
He m. (2) Angelina R. Parks of Connecticut, Sept. 7, 1831. Children :
1. Emma Ballantine; m. Harter.
2. Julia Ballantine; m. E. B. Gager; resides in Columbus, O.
He m. (3) Mrs. Adeline N. Ault, Jan. 20, 1874. No children.
IV. Ebenezer Ballantine, b. Aug. 25, 1799, d. July 30, 1823 ; unm.
V. Osborn Ballantine, b. Dec. 15, 1801, d. Aug. 6, 1S23; unm.
VI. Anna Thankful Ballantine, b. Nov. 17. 1805; m. Oct., 182S, Isaac
Morgeridge. Children, John, Elisha, George and Sarah Morgeridge,
and perhaps two others.
VII. William Gay Ballantine, b. Aug. 22, 1807, d. Sept. 20, 1841 ; m. Mary
R.. Russell. Child:
1. William Ballantine, killed or died in service in an Ohio reg-
iment during the Civil War.
VIII. Elisha Ballantine, b. Oct: 11. 1809, d. Apr. 20, 1886; m. in Virginia,
Apr. 26, 1836, Betsy Ann Watkias. Children :
1. Mary Osborn Ballantine; m. Rev. Henry L.Brown, Eagle,
Wis.
2. Rev. Henry W. Ballantine, D. D.; m. Mary E. Loomis of Con-
necticut. S. P. Living at Nyack, N, Y., 1905.
3. Mildred Ballantine, d. in infancy.
4. Anna Thankful Ballantine; Principal of Fisk University,
Nashville, Term., 1905 ; unm.
6. Euzabexh Ballantine, d. unm.
'6. Francis W. Ballantine, d. unm.
7. Rev. William (Jay Ballantine; late President of Oberlin (O.)
College, now living ; m. Emma Atwood of Wisconsin.
Children, Henry W., Edward. Arthur and Mary Ballantine.
154 Ralph Osborn. [Ap
rii,
IX. Henry Ballantine, b. Mar. 5, 1813, d. Nov. 9, 1865, at sea. returning
from Ahmudnugger, India, where he had been a missionary; :.
May 5, 1835, Elizabeth Darling of New Hampshire. Children :
1. Mary Baxlantine, b. Bombay, India. Sept. 10, 1836; mission
ary to India 18.^6 ; m. Jnlv 31, 1856, Kev. Samuel B. Fairbank
D. D.; d. Jan. 15, 1878, India. Children:
i. Anna Fairbank, b. Nov. 1, 1857: m. Rev. Robert M
Woods, Enfield, Mass., Oct. 29, 1879. Children, Jus. an
Bridges, Alan Fairbank, Katie, Charlotte, Marcrnret.
Mary Ballantine, Francis Belcher, Grace Fairbank
and Dorothy Woods.
ii. Katie Fairbank, b Mav 8, 1859; m. Sholapur, India
18S-, Robert Allen Hume, b. Bombay. Children,
Wilson, Walter ,Mary and Henry Woods Hume.
iii. Melvin Fairbank, b. Mar. 7, 18(31, d. 1865.
iv. Henry Fairbank, b. June "0, 1S62; missionary in
India ; m. Sholapur, India, 1S8-, Ruby Harding. Chil-
dren, Samuel Bacon, Allen and Ruth Fairbank.
v. Grace Fairbank, b. Nov. 2. 1864; m. 1903, Rev. ,
Springfield, Mass.
vi. Edward Fairbank, b. 1867; missionary in India; m.
July, 1892, Mary Caskey of Morristovvn, N.J. Chil.
dren. Adelaide, Robert Winthrop and Anna Caskey
Fairbank (d. infancy).
vii. John Fairbank, b, 1870, d. 1870.
viii. Elizabeth Fairbank, b. 187- ; m. June 22, 1897, Rev.
William Walter Hastings, Springfield, Mass. Chil-
dren, Walter and Allen Hastings.
ix. Rose Fairbank, b. 1S75; medical missionary, Jhansi,
India.
x. Mary Darling Fairbank, b. Jan. 5, 1878 ; graduate of
Smith College.
2. Elizabeth Darling Ballantine, b. India, Jan. 2. 1S38; in.
Aug, 19, 1869, Rev. Charles Harding (2d wife). Children ;
i. Mary Harding, b. May 3, 1871.
ii. John Darling Harding, b. Feb. 7, 1873.
iii. George Winthrop Harding, b. May 14, 1875; m. June
29, 1900. Emily Diament Williams, dau. of Rev. Mark
Williams. Kalgan, China.
iv. Alice Ogden Harding, b. ; graduate of Wellesley
College, 1900,
v. Annie Harding, b. .
3. Joshua Henry Ballentine. b. Nov. 21, 1S39, d. Apr. 14, 1840.
4. Julia Ann Ballantine, b. Mar. 5, 1811, Ahmednaerar, India:
m. June 16, 1871. Rev. William Greenwood, Professor of Lan-
guages, Des Moines, Iowa.
5. Jane Osborn Ballantine, b. Dec. 22, 1842, d. Mar. 1, 1844.
6. Anna Maria Ballantine, b. Dec. 16, 1S44 ; missionary to India
1870-1881: m. June 16, 1S70, Rev. Charles Ware Park, who d.
Nov. 22, 1806. Ch.lclren:
i. Charles Edwards Park, b. 1S72.
ii. Cornelia Park, b. 18S-; m. July 10, 1900. Ernest Knae-
bel, lawyer, Denver, Colo. Child, Katharine Knae-
bel, b. May 1, 1001;
7. Henry Ballantine, b. Nov. 18, 1847, India; m. 1S69, Charlotte
Clark of Northampton, Mass. Children:
i. Henry Ballantine, b. India; officer of Mounted Po-
lice; m. Ada .
ii. William Ballantine.
iii. Eva Ballantine.
iv. Ralph Ballantine.
v. Blanche Ballantine.
8. William Osborn Ballantine, b. Feb. 9, 1849 : medical mis-
sionary, India; m. (1) Alice Parsons. East Hampton, M»k«. ;
in. (2) Josephine JVrkin.s of Fitehburg, Mass. Children,
Joseph, Alice, Benjamin, Frederick, .Henry and John Bal-
lantine.
9. John Winthrop Ballantine. b. Dec. 21. 1851, Norwalk. O. :
June 17, 187S, Maria Tucker of Watertown, Mass. Children,
John Ballantine, b. 1SS0, d. in infancy; Mary and Margaret
Winthrop Ballantine.
1900.] Ralph 0 shorn. 155
v. Abel Osbokn, b. Feb. 14, 1770, Waterbnry, Conn., d. Windsor, N.
Y., Dec. 3, 1S21; m. 17l)S, Betsy Sabra Buckley of Saybrook,
Conn., who d. Binghamton, N. Y., May 1, 1807, aged 84 years.
Children :
I. Henry Lot Osborn, b. Unadilla. N. ¥., Nov. 12. 1804; m. (1) Mary Ann
Post, Cathkill, N. Y., Apr. 6, 1825; m. (2) Mary S. Cooper, Sfls Har-
bor, L. I. (no children); d. Pomeroy.O., May 12, 1S62. Children,
first wife:
1. "William Post Osborn. b. Mar. 1. 1826. d. Feb. 4, 1888; m. Delia
A. Hoffman of Worthington, O. Children :
i. William Hoffman Osborn; m. Kate Allen, Middle-
port, O., Oct. 28,'.187o. Children, Bertha L., Helen M.
and Helen Post 0>born.
ii. Mary A. Oj-born, b. Oct. 2, 1854, d. Dec. 16, 1860.
iii. Beulah A. Osborn, b. Aug. 14, 18o6.
iv. Frank E. Osborn, b. Feb. 19, 1858, d. Dec. 16, 1860.
v. Jennie L. Osborn, b. Aug. 26, 1861.
vi. Henry Lot Osborn, b. June 14, 1864.
2. Ezra Osborn, b. Feb. 9, 1828, d. Oct. 10, 1831.
3. Jane Ann Osborn, b. Oct. 12, 1S30, d. in infancy.
4. Adeline S. Osborn, b. Oct. 14, 1832, d. Oct. 12, 1853.
5. Antoinette G. Osborn, b. Aug. 27, 1834.
6. Ezra Osborn, b. Aug. 12. 1836, d. Dec. 23, 1856.
7. Hunting C. Osborn, b. Feb. 17, ]$-3$, d. Sept. 15, 1845.
8. Ann Eliza Osborn, b. Aug. 30, 1843, d. Feb. 11, 1816.
n. Adeline Thankful Osborn, b. Aug. 18, 1808, Unadilla, N. Y. : m.
Thomas D. Sleeper, Jan. 1, 1S26, Windsor, N. Y. ; d. Oct. 16, 18;8r
Binghamton, N. Y. Children:
1. Augusta Osbokn Sleeper, b. Sept. 3, 1835, d. June 15, 1899,
Binghamton, N. Y.
2. Chari.es West Sleefer, b. Nov. 28, 1842, d. Apr. 14, 1869; m.
Jeannette King. 1860. Child, W. T. Sleeper, b. July 19, 1865.
III. Jane Anna Osborn, b. July 24, 1812, d. July. 24, 1870, Binghamton, N.
Y. ; m. 1S39, Milton B. Wheeler, Binghamton, N. Y. Children :
1. Henry Osborn Wheeler, b. Mar., 1841, Windsor, N. Y .; m, 1S67,
Nellie Brownell of Dewitt. Iowa. Children, Bessie Osborn,
Anna and Milton Wheeler.
2. Sheldon Sleeper Wheeler, b. Sept. 20, 1844, Deposit, N. Y.
IV. Sabra Betsy Osborn, b. Mar. 23, 1820, d. Oct. 27, 1888; m. Ansel H.
Gaige, Oct., 1866, Binghamton, N. Y. No children.
Yi. Ralph Osbokn, b. Aug. 2, 1781, VTaterbury, Conn. ; m. (1) Catha-
rine Reniok, had eight children, and (f) Janet Sterling Denny
Turney, had three children.
Ralph* Osborn (Lot* and Thankful Doolittle, David? Rich-
ard? David? Richard1) was the youngest child of Lot and
Thankful Osborn. Of his youth and early life there is little on
record. He studied law at Albany, N. Y., and afterward in the
office of Judge Leroy of Binghamton, then called Chenango
Point. It is a tradition that in 1802, upon his coming of age,
his father gave him an outfit of a horse, saddle and bridle, and
that he rode from Binghamton to Chillicothe, Ohio, to begin
his career in the new State. In 1806 he removed to Franklin-
ton, and in 180S, when the county of Delaware was organized,
was appointed Prosecuting Attorney for that county.
In December, 1810, he was elected Clerk of the House of
Representatives of the Ohio Legislature and held that position
for five consecutive sessions. In this position he gained a rep-
156 Ralph Osbom. [April,
utation for ability of a high order and by his courteons man-
ners made many friends. During this time the sessions of the
Legislature were held at Zanesville, but in February, 1812, the
law was passed fixing the site of the Capitol at Columbus,
where in 1816 the Legislature convened for the first time.
He was elected Auditor of State in the fall of 1815 and
assumed the duties of the office in 1816. He was re-elected to
this position for nine successive terms, serving the State with
unusual ability and to the satisfaction of his constituents.
There is on record an account of a small rebellion among the
employes of his office when his successor assumed the duties
of the position. He was elected to the Senate of the Ohio
Legislature from Franklin and Pickaway Counties in 1833 and
was serving a second term when seized with a violent fever
from which he did not recover and died at Columbus, Dec.
28. 1835.
Mr. Osbom was a sincerely religious man. He was an Elder
in the First Presbyterian Church (Dr. Hoge's) for many years,
and among the letters and papers of his effects are many evi-
dences that his religion was a part of his daily life and conver-
sation. Besides his well-earned reputation as a lawyer and as
an accountant, the records of the time furnish many evidences
of his prominence as an active and patriotic citizen and man of
affairs. Maj. James Denny, who commanded a battalion of
Colonel McArthur's regiment of Ohio Militia which marched
to the aid of General Harrison in 1813, in a letter to his wife
dated Camp Ohio Freemen, Aug. 10, 1813, says: "Ralph
Osborn is in good health and sends many kisses to Miss
Kitty. He and I have slept under one blanket since we left
home." The Ohio State Journal has recently republished an
item from its issue of Jan. 7, 1819, recording an election for
the directors of the Franklin Bank of Columbus at which Ralph
Osborn was elected one of the directors.
Other records give an account of a call for a grand squirrel
hunt which took place Aug. 29, 1822, rendered necessary by
the alarming numbers of squirrels which destroyed the crops.
The hunt was successful if one can determine by the number
of scalps reported, for they numbered nineteen thousand six
hundred and sixty. In March, 1823, Mr. Osborn sent out a
circular letter to those interested to meet on the 11th of April
to improve the Columbus and Granville road.
Ralph Osborn
1906.] Ralph Osborn. 157
The affair which gave him much unpleasant prominence was
that of the United States Bank. This Government institution
had branches located at Cincinnati and Chillicothe; established
in 1817. In 1819 the question of the right of the State to tax
these agencies of the General Government was raised. Acting -
upon advice, Mr. Osborn as Auditor of State demanded a tax
of $50,000.00 from the branch at Chillicothe, and upon refusal,
summarily seized the funds and held them at Columbus. He
was sued by the bank and the Supreme Court of the United
States established a judgment previously rendered, that banks
established by the United States as Government agencies can-
not be taxed by a State. The money was returned to the
Chillicothe agency. Mr. Osborn was judged to be in contempt
of court and was technically a prisoner for one night.
A most interesting event in which Mr. Osborn took part was
the ceremony of breaking ground for the Columbus feeder of
the Ohio Canal, which occurred upon April 30, 1827. General
McLene, Secretary of State, and Nathaniel McLean, Keeper of
the Penitentiary, removed the first earth, and Ralph Osborn,
Auditor of State, and H. Brown, Treasurer of State, wheeled it
from the ground. This was the beginning of one of those great
improvements in transportation which have marked the career
of the State and have made it a wonderful example of energy,
skill and successful achievement.
About 1830 Mr. Osborn built a substantial house on Broad
street on the lot next west of the present Deshler Bank Build-
ing, which is still in use, the lower part having been remodeled
and is now used for mercantile purposes.
Mr. Osborn was married upon April 26, 1812, at Circleville,
to Catharine Renick, daughter of John Renick, a native of
Moorefield, Virginia, from which place he removed in 1802 to
lands which he bought upon Darby Creek near Circleville.
She was born in Hardy County, Virginia, about 1780. The
children of this marriage were :
i. John' Renick Osborn, h. Apr. 1, 1813, d. July 5, 1897, Toledo, 0.5
ni. Elizabeth Kunpp Phinney (adopted Hartwell), Nov. 29, 1839,
at Franklinton, 0. Children:
I. HartWell Osroiin. b. Aug.l7,IS40, Xorwalk.O.; m. Nov. 11, 1S68, Sarah
Elizabeth Monroe, Toledo, O. Children :
1. Anna. Thayer Osborn, b. Dee. 17, 1871.
2. Katk Osborn, l», Oct. 18, 1*74 ; m. Wilfred Harold Card, Evans-
ton, 111., June 24, 1062. Children:
i. Fu/.abetii Card, h. May 23, 1903,
ii. John Osbobn Card, b. May 16. 1905.
158 Ralph Osborn. [April,
II. Laura Colton Osborn, b. Aug. 17, 1810, Norwalk, O.; m. Jan. 13 \^A
Joseph Lane Beach, Toledo, O. Children ;
.
■
1. John Hartwell Beach, b. Aug. 2, 1865; m. Apr. 3, 1886 <Jtr
trude L. Pease, Minneapolis, Minn. Children:
i. Caroline Jennings Beach, b. Oct. 8, 1880.
ii. Joseph Lane Beach, Jr., b. June 24, 1888.
iii. John Lee Beach, b. Feb. 11, 1890.
iv. Jane Pease Beach, b. Dee. 18, 1892, d. July 18, 1896.
v. Edward Latimer Beach, b. July 21,1894, d. May 25. l- ■»
2. Edward Latimer Beach, b. June 30, 1867, Toledo. O.; m. Maj
11,1805, Lucie A. Quinn, Brooklyn, N. y. [Lieut. Comma., h*
U. S. N., 1900.]
3. Mary Osborn Beach, b. Sept. 5, 1S69, Toledo, O.; m. T. Frank
lin Schneider, Mar. 31, 1891, Washington, D. C. Children :
i. Florence Schneider, b. 1892.
ii. Ethel Schneider, b. 1894.
iii. Thomas Franklin Schneider, b. 1903.
III. Mary Kenick Osborn, b. Feb. 12, 1843, Norwalk, O. ; m. June 4,1867
Barnet Ellis Bullock, Toledo, O. (S. P.)
IV. Ralph Osborn, b. Oct. 7, 1*44. Norwalk, O., d. Oct. 31, 1882, Toledo, u..
unm.
V. Kate Osborn, b. July 18, 1846. d. Nov. 19, 1846.
VI. Elizabeth Phinney Osborn, b. July 4. 1819, Norwalk, O. ; m. Dei-. 1.
1870, Laurens Crafts, Toledo, O. Children :
1. William Little Crafts, b. Sept. 14, 1S72, d. Oct. 15, 1873, To-
ledo, O.
2. Harry Gillett Crafts, b. Aug. 7, 1874, Toledo, O. ; unm.
3. Charlotte Crafts, b. Apr. 9. 1S77, Toledo, O.; m. Ralph Eisen-
hart, Nov. 26, 1902, Toledo, O. Children :
i. Grace Eisenhart, b. Dec. 12, 1903, Akron, O.
ii. Ralph Sumnek Eisenhart, b. Nov. 29, 1905, Mansfield.
VH. John Renick Osborn, Jr., b. July 4, 1849, Norwalk, O., d. Sept. 26, 1901,
Bufiaio, N. Y.
VIII. James William Osborn, b. Apr. 26, 1852, Norwalk, O., d. Nov. 12, 187''.
Toledo, O.
IX. Charlotte Latimer Osborn, b. Nov. 21, 1854, Norwalk, O. ; m. Jan. H<
1876, Wallace W. Ainsworth. Toledo, O. Children :
1. Ralph Ainsworth, b. Sept. 15, 1877, Toledo, O.; m. Jan. 17.
1901, Grace Eiseuhart, Windsor, Canada.
2. Paul Ainsworth, b. Sept. 6, 18S1, Toledo, O.
ii. James Denny Osbokn, b. June 17, 1814, Circleville, O., d. May 2,
1865, Columbus, O. ; m. June, 1841, Emeline, dau. of Dr. Horace
and Jane Lathrop, Columbus, O. Children :
I. Charles Lathrop Osborn. b. Dec. 10, 1S44, Columbus, O.; m. July 15,
18Gb, Mary Galloway, Columbus, O. Children :
1. Frances Bates Osborn, b. May 3, 1869, Columbus, O.
2. Samuel Galloway Osborn, b. Feb. 27, 1871, Columuus, O.
3. Jennie Lathrop Faxon Osborn, b. Jan. 23, 1874, d.Sept. 14.1sT4
II. Francis Stewart Osborn. b. June 24, 1S17. Columbus, O.; m, 0
Marearet Lord Andrews at New YorkCitv, Nov. 1, 1570; she d. Sept
13, 188i). Children:
1. Ralph Osborn, b. Feb. 26, 1S7!, Paris. France.
2. Abner Lord Andrews Osborn, b. Aug. 8. 1878, Columbus. O.
3. Eliphalet Andrews Osborn, b. July 4, 1880, Columbus, O.
He m. (2) Eliie Beulah hceme. Mar. 20. 1889, Chicago, 111. (S. P.)
III. Jane Lathrop Osborn, b. Aug, 13. 1850, Columbus, o.. <l. Apr. ft, /•
Columbus, 0.; m. William C. Faxon, Oct. 11, 187U, Columbus, O.: h«
d. Sept., 1600. Child:
i. Emeline Lathrop Faxon. 1>. Mar. 7, 1874, Columbus. O.. •!
Dee. 28, 1905 ; m. Harry Miner, Apr. 30. 1WI. (S. P.)
IV. Lizzie Baldwin Osborn, b. Feb. 15, 1SJ4, d. Oct 8. 1857; Columbus, U.
V. John Osborn, b. June 22, is"'.». d. Dee.. I860, Columbus, O.
VI. Mary Osborn. b. Aug; 1, 1860, Columbus. O. ; m. Oct. 1C, 1881, at Wor
thini'ton, O., Ktlw.n A. Dawson, b. Pittsburg, Pa., Nov. 22, I84o
Children:
1. Horace Latheo? Dawson, b. Oct. 10, 1885, Columbus, O.
2. Edwin Scott Dawson. ), c .. .,., .nu, t- „ t „, ,n
3. Mary Osborn Dawson, ) b- *«*■ -" ^ Ev&nston, 111.
1906.]
Ralph Osborn.
159
VII. James Denny Osborn, b. Apr. 9, 18(52, Columbus, O.
VIII. Susan Adams Osisorm, b. Mar. 2, 1861, Columbus, O. : m. June 26, 1890.
Nathaniel Wright Lord. Columbus, O. [professor in Ohio State Uni-
versity]. Children :
1. James Osborn Lord, b- Dec. 8, 1891, Columbus, O.
2. Eliza Wright Lord, b. June 10, 1893. Columbus, ().
3. Nathaniel Wright Lord, b. Apr. S, 1900, Columbus, O.
4. Leland Lathrop Lord, b. Feb. 14, 1904.
iii. Mary Osborn, b. Mar 6, 1816, Chill icothe, O., d. 1S93, Circle ville,
O. ; m. Oct. 18, 1837, Josiah Renick (S. P.), son of of George and
Dorothy (Harness) Renick, b, Apr. 17, 1807, d. Apr. 9, 1887, Cir-
cleville, O.
iv. Jane Osbokn, b. Dec. 11, 1S17, Columbus, O., d. Oct. 19, 1886, Chil-
licothe, O. ; in. Apr. 10, 1833, Alexander Renick, son of George
and Dorothy (Harness) Renick, b. Feb. 4, 1815, d. Sept. 29, 1875,
Chillicothe, O. Children :
I. Ralph Osborn Renick. b. Jan. 19, 1839, Chillicothe, O., d. Apr. 13, 1899,
Circleville, O. ; m. Jan., 186a, Nellie Lambert, Chillicothe, O. Chil-
dren :
1. Clara Jane Renick. b. Nov., 1S60 ; m. (1) Aug. 3, 1879, Charles
Hoffman, who d. Feb., 1883. Child:
i. Beatrice Hoffman, b. June 9, 1881 . */
She m. (2) Sept. 8. 1886. John N. Brown, Ottawa, O. Children:
ii. Helene Brown, b. Aug. 29, 1887.
iii. Leete Renick Brown, b. July 6, 1890.
iv. Marie Brown, b. May in, 1893.
. 2. Mary Osborn Renick, b. Jan. 1. 1S62 ; m. William Hand Leete,
Mar. 20, 1S78. Children:
i. Harriet Lenox Leete, b. Mar. 20, 1879.
ii. Helen Leete, b. Aug. 31, 1880.
iii. Ralph Renick Leete, b. Jan. 8, 1882.
iv, Hilda Leete, b. Aug. 2\, iS98.
II. Dorothy Renick, b. Feb. 13, 1812, Chillicothe, O. ; m. (1) Jan. 12, 1860,
Joel Alien Battle, Lavergue, Tenn. He was 1st Lieut, and Adjutant
of his father's regiment, 2utn Tenn. Inf., C. S. A. ; was wounded at
battle of Mill Spring, Tenn., and killed at battle of Shiloh, Tenn.,
Apr. 7, 1862. Child :
1. Joel Allen Battle, b. Jan. 4, 1861, Chillicothe, O. ; m. Feb. 4,
1886, Elizabeth C. Safford, Chillicothe, O., who d. Oct. 11,
1901, Evanston, 111. Child :
i. Joel Allen Battle, b. Nov. 30, 1887.
She m. (2) Dec. 12, 1867, George Z. Work, Chillicothe, O. Child:
2. George Renick Work, b. Mar. 29, 1873, Topeka, Kan.; m. Feb.
12, 1896, Elsie Gould, Evanston, 111. Children :
i. Dorothy Renick Work, b. Aug. 2, 1897. Evanston, 111.
ii. John Gould Work, b. Oct. 15, 1902, Evanston, 111.
III. Henry Renick, b. Oct. 3. 1813, Chillicothe, O. ; m. May 3, 1865, Alice
Burbridge (b. Mar. 21, IS 17), at Chillicothe, O. Children :
1. Alexander Renick, b. Jan. 8, 1866.
Harriet Madeira Renick. b. June 7, 1867.
Rowland Burbridge Renick, b. Oct. 29, 1869.
Harness Renick, b. Aug. 8, 1S71.
Dorothy Turney Renick, b. Jan. 7. 1873.
Josiah Renick, b. Apr. 8, 1875.
Eleanor Burbridge Renick, b. Jan. 23, 1877.
George Work Renick, b. Julv 6, 1879.
Samuel Ruggles Renick, b. Aug. 25, 1S81.
Henry Turney Renick, b. June 8, 1883.
Francis Black Renick, b. Dee. 19, 1885.
IV. George Renick, b. Nov. "JO, 1815, Chillicothe, O. ; m. Eloisa Florence
Peters, Nov., 1869, Stenbenville, O. Children :
1. Florence Renick, b. July 21, 1870; m. (1) William Mauer;
m. (2) John Scott Mann.
Ethel Renick, b. Sept. 24, 1S73; ra. (1) Justus N. Adams;
Sept. 23, 1896 ; m. (2) Bremoud Piatt. Children :
I. Isabel Adams > . 0 t ,s ,Rg7
ii. George Renick Adams | b- Uct- 1S- lby7-
2.
9.
10.
11.
•I.
160 Ralph Osborn. [Apn;,
V. Alexander Renick,, b. Apr. 8, 18-17, ChillicothetO. ; in. Dec. D \t,\
Elizabeth Waddle, Chiliicothe, O. Children :
1. William Waddle Renick, b. June 27, 1S78, Chiliicothe u t
Nov. 14, 1882.
2. Alrxatder Mortimer Renick, b. Jan. 9, 1881.
VI. Jane Sterling Renick, b. Jan. 1, 1819, Chiliicothe, O., d. Jan. 6. \*.r_
VII. Mortimer Renick, b. Oct. 4, 1850, Chiliicothe, O., d. Ang. 3, 1852.
VIII. Sallie Denny Renick, b. Sept. 29, 1852, Chiliicothe, O., d. Aug. 15, »
iv. Ann Eliza Osborn, b. Jan. 15, 1820, Columbus, O., d. Feb. 19, ls\\
Columbus, O. ; m. Oct. 24, 1850, Rev. Josiah Dickey Smith, (
lumbus, O. Children :
I. Josiah Rentck Smith, b. Oct. 24, 1851, Columbus, O. ; m. June 19, IK
Charlotte Emily Moore, Cincinnati, O. He is professor in Ohio .*-:..
University. Children :
1. Harold Osborn Smith, b. July 5, 18S0.
2. Helen Anderson Smith, b. July 12, 1883.
3. Alison Moore Smith, b. June 16, 1888.
II. Ralph Osborn Smith, b. Sept. 3, 1853, Columbus, O. ; m. Apr. 17, ISM
Kate Comstock, Columbus, O., who d. Feb. 14, 1885.
III. Alexander Lattu Smith, b. June 16, 1855, Columbus, O. ; m. Dc*'
1885, Alice Doolittle, Toledo, O. Children :
1. Arthur Osborn Smith, b. Oct. 13, 1886, d. Apr. 13, 1888, Toledo,
2. Donald Parsons Smith, b. Nov. 14, 1888, Toledo, O.
3. Emily Cokinne Smith, b. Aug. 26, 1891, Toledo. O.
4. Elizabeth Doolittle Smith, b. Dec. 31, 1893, Toledo, O.
IV. Anna BaLlentine Smith, b. Dec. 18, 1858, Columbus, O. ; m. June :,
1886, Charles E. Groce. Circleville, O. Children :
1. Louise Osborn Groce, b. Oct. 21, 1887, Circleville, O.
2. Eleanor Smith Groce. b. May 26, 1S91, Circleville, O.
3. Charles Kingsley Groce, b. Oct. 21, 1896, d. Dec. 22, 1897.
4. Annette Smith Groce, b. Apr. 6, 1900, Circleville, O.
vi. William Osborn, b. May 11, 1821, Columbus, O., d. Feb. 11, i860,
Ashland, O.; m. Oct. 15, 1851, Cornelia Fair, at Nbrwalk, O.
she d. Apr. 11, 1905, Ashland, O. Children:
I. Kate Osborn, b. Aug. 5, 1852, Ashland, O., d. Sept. 26, 1896.
II. Isabella Osborn, b. July 24, 1854, Ashland, O.
III. Elizabeth Osborn, b. Feb. 24, 1858, Ashland, 0., d. May 5, 1897.
vii. Lucy Osbohn, b. Jan. 5, 1824, Columbus, 0., ■ d. Mar. 17, 1892, Cir-
cleville, O.
viii. Henry Clay Osborn, b. Aug. 11, 1827, Columbus, O., d. Apr. 23,
1871, Circleville, O.
Mrs. Osborn died at Circleville, Ohio, Jan, 2, 1830. Mr.
Osborn married for his second wife, March 17, 1831, Janet
Sterling Denny.6 Their children were :
ix. Sarah Osborn, b, Dec. 31, 1831, Columbus, O., d. July 31, 1892,
Circleville, O. ; m. Dec. 14, 1858, Palmer Cone Smith, Circleville.
O., b. July 31, 1823, Whitesboro, N. Y. Children:
I. Jeanette Sterling Smith, b. July 21, i860, Circleville, O.: m. Sept.
13, 1883, Charles M. Greve, who d. July 4, 1004, Chattanooga, TeuTi
Children:
1. Dorothea Greve, b. June 1, 18S4, Cincinnati, O.
2. Harriet ConeCreve, b. Aug. 17, 188§, Cincinnati, O.
6. She was the widow of Dr. Daniel Turney of Columbus, Ohio, and had by Dr. Turn
the following children:
i. Henry James Turney, b. Dec. 15. isit.
ii. Nelson John Turney. b. Nov. 7, lS'JO.
iii. Isabella Turney, b. Oct. 6, 1S22.
iv. Samuel Denny Turney, b. Dec. 26, 1824.
She died at Columbus, July 20, 1&46.. Dr. Daniel Turney died Jan. 1, 1827.
1906.] Ralph Osbortu 161
II. Mary Osborn Smith, b. Oct. 14, 18G2. Circleville, 0. ; m. Oct. 11,1894,
Erasmus Wilson Brinker, Columbus, O., b. Sept. 5, 1865. Children i
1. Catharine Brinker, b. Oct. 6, 1898.
2. Smith Bkinker, b. June 23, 1900.
III. Belle Turney Smith, b. May 11, 1865, Circleville, O., d. June 11, 1865.
IV. Harriet Otis Smith, b. Mar 21, 18G8.
x. Catharine Osborn, b. Dec. 30, 1833, Columbus, 0. ; m. Feb. 15,
1859, Samuel Holiday Ruggles. Circleville, 0., b. June 8, 1821,
d. 1905. Children :
I. Samuel Turney Ruggles, b. Dec. 8, 1859, Circleville, O. ; m. Nov. 15,
1899, Maud Richards. Children :
1. Catharine Ruggles, b. Aug. 28, 1900.
2. Miriam Josephine Ruggles, b. Dec. 1, 1901.
II. Lizzie Joslin Ruggles, b. Jan. 8, 18C3, Circleville, O.
III. Fanny McCrea Ruggi.es, b. July 31. 1865, d. Jan. 15, 1873, Circleville, O.
IV. Nelson John Ruggles, b. Feb. 1, 1868, Circleville, O. ; m. Nov. 16, 1897,
Ruth Miles. Child:
1. Samuel Holiday Ruggles, b. May 26, 1901.
xi. Elizabeth Osborn, b. May 6, 1836, Columbus, O., d. 1895, Circle-
ville, O.
Note.— The above memoranda of the life of Ralph Osborn are compiled rather for the
purpose of eliciting information from sources not available to the compiler, than to pre-
sent a complete history. There are doubtless many now living who can add much of
interest and value to this sketch, and it is submitted in the hope and wish that additions
and corrections may be made. Hartwell Osborn.
3Jn Hirmnrtam.
■yw ■
CHARLES W. MANWARING.
Charles William Manwarlng, of Hartford, Conn., a corre
sponding member of this Society, passed on to his rest o:t
Saturday evening, August 19, 1905.
"He was b. in Waterford, New London Co., Conn., May '.*,
1829, and was a descendant of one of the oldest families in
Connecticut, the Manwarings being among the earliest settler-.
of that State, and their genealogy being easily traceable for
many generations before the settlement of the New World."
In 1838 his parents removed to the "far West," New Lisbon,
Otsego Co., N. Y.
He returned to Connecticut "to learn his trade" in Green
ville, Conn., continuing this work as a builder in and around
Norwich, Conn., until he came to Hartford in 1870, soon giving
up active work owing to failing health.
"His love for books and research led him to take up a line of
work which has resulted in his leaving behind him a monument
more enduring than stone, and a work which will be more and
more appreciated as future generations come and go.
"Mr. Manwarmg was about seventy years old when he con-
ceived the idea of putting into a concise and durable form the
contents of the original books of probate records of Connecti-
cut, part of which were in the State Capitol and part in the
Halls of Record at Hartford, and all of which from excessive
use and the lapse of time, are fast approaching a condition
when access to them will be obtained with difficulty. Having
conceived the idea he immediately began the work of putting
it into a practical form, and for the remaining years of his
life labored incessantly and under great physical disability,
succeeded in bringing his compilation down to 1750, compris-
ing the first fifteen of the original books, which is now being
issued in three large octave volumes, two of them having
already been published, and the third about to be issued. To
this work he has given the title, 'A Digest of Early Probate
Records of Connecticut.' While it is a work of great value
to reference libraries, genealogists, and all who are interested
in tracing their ancestry, it is also a pioneer work in its line,
pointing the way to what may be done in other parts of the
State and in sister States in the way of putting their ancient
and valuable records into a form that will forever insure against
their loss or destruction. Only great patience, determination,
courage, and an abiding faith in the merits of the work could
have brought about its production, especially at such an ad-
vanced age, and Connecticut was fortunate in possessing among
162
*3a
:V' fa?
£»«<• JK . m
-V
invv
' ---'<■*■*■ "'ats^"''' V" ' ■'- . — . >£Si :■-.•- ~
C. W. Manwaring
Standing by the First Settlers' Monument in the Old Center Church
Cemetery, Hartford, Connecticut
Herbert C. Andrews
1006.] In Memoriam. 163
her citizens one who was equipped with the necessary qualifi-
cations. The State has recognized his labors by purchasing
copies of the work for official use.
"It is a sad fact that on the day following the completion of
his great compilation, he succumbed to the fatal disease which
at last took him away (a cancerous affection of the throat),
thus showing with what great courage and suffering he must
have pursued his labors on the latter part of his work. For
nine months he patiently bore his affliction until death released
him, leaving a work that will preserve his name forever."
He was a member of the Connecticut Historical Society and
of the Cape Cod Pilgrim Association.
Mr. Manwaring m. (1) Mary A. Potter of Greenville. Their
only child, Carlton Augustus, d. in childhood. He is survived
by his second wife, Mrs. Emily Phillips of Jewett City, Conn.,
and four children, Miss Mary E. and Miss Fannie J. Manwaring
Hartford, Charles P. Manwaring of Chicago, and Josephine K.
(Mrs. Charles H. Avery) of South Framingham, Mass.
HERBERT C. ANDREWS.
Herbert Cornelius Andrews, a corresponding member of
this Society, a resident of Los Angeles, CaL, died at the home of
his uncle in Chicago, 111., May 31, 1905, aged twenty-two years.
He was a descendant in the eighth generation from John and
Mary Andrews, who were among the early settlers and propri-
etors of Farmington, Conn., that town of fifteen miles square,
from which territory in course of time seven or more towns
were established. These settlers lived some two miles north
of the present village of Farmington, on a farm that continued
until recently and perhaps even now remains in the family.
For five generations the ancestors of Mr. Andrews lived in
this region, the name of their home towns changing as new
towns were organized, viz., Wethersfield, Glastonbury, Berlin
and New Britain, where his grandfather, Alfred Andrews, was
born October 16, 1797, and where he lived and his children
were born.
Alfred Andrews spent the later years of his long and useful
life in the preparation of the Andrews and the Hart memorials,
having begun the former in 1855, but laid it aside from 1S5S to
1867 to devote the time* to a History of New Britain, which
was published in the latter year.
His second wife was Mary Lee, dau. of Joseph and Polly
(Lee) Shipman, and the fifth of their eight children was Alfred
Hinsdale Andrews, b. Dec. 25, 1S38,
When a very young man he left Connecticut and finally set-
tled in Chicago, where after eight years of work for others he
established the school furniture business which has grown into
the present great A. H. Andrews Co., one of the monuments
of commercial enterprise of that busy city.
164 InMemoriam. [April,
On Feb. 6, 1872, Mr. Andrews m. Ella Cornelia Matson oj
Milwaukee, Wis., a dau. of Newell Matson, a native of Simsburv.
Conn. Their son Herbert Cornelius was b. in Chicago, Mar
19,1883.
"As a child he was far from robust, and as the years passed,
there were always physical limitations to work against. He
cared little for sports, or the things of life in which most young
boys indulge, but was absorbed in his studies, his music and
his diversions. Always serious in purpose, he was yet the most
witty, sprightly and charming of companions.
"His diversions varied as he grew to manhood, but he always
had some intense interest ; first a collection of about two thou-
sand authors' portraits, the lives of whom he knew by heart.
Then he mastered stenography and typewriting ; later he took
a course in a school of advertising, and another of scientific
salesmanship, and for a time he studied designing.
These pursuits were carried on while attending school and
college. He graduated from Oak Park High School in 18ft)
at the age of sixteen, and later attended Chicago University
and Colorado College, Colorado Springs. At the latter place
he also studied harmony, and showed marked ability in musi-
cal composition."
After a year at Colorado College he spent two years in out-
of-door life and then went to Pasadena, Cal., where his health
so much improved that he tried business life, proving himself
to have good business ability.
For five or six years he had devoted his spare time to gene-
alogical studies, and now, when not yet twenty-one, he turned
from an advantageous position in Los Angeles to devote him-
self to that congenial work. He opened a studio devoted exclu-
sively to genealogical research and heraldic designing, and was
probably the youngest member of the profession. He prepared
several genealogies and was at work on the Rindge Genealogy
and the Hinsdale Genealogy at the time of his death.
He was a member of the New England Genealogical Histori-
cal Society, the N. Y. Genealogical and Biographical Society.
the "Old Northwest" Genealogical Society, the Wisconsin His-
torical Society, and the Society of the Colonial Wars.
HON. ANDREW N. ADAMS.
Andrew N. Adams was born in Fair Haven, Vt, January 0,
1830. His early school training was obtained in the comn;'"
schools, and at the Green Mountain Liberal Institute of South
Woodstock, Vt. Later he entered the Meadville, Pa., Theo-
logical Seminary. In 1855 he graduated from the Harvard
Divinity School of Cambridge, Mass., and on August 1st was
married to Angie M. Phelps of Orwell, Vt. The following fall
he became pastor of the first Parish Church in Needham, Mass.,
where he remained two years.
fam^^Wft^Kvcyicm
^i
ST
Hon. Andrew N. Adams
1006.] In Mtmoriam. 165
In 1857 he was called to the First Universalist Church of
Franklin, Mass. Here he passed two very happy and useful
years ; not only in his chosen profession, but in the work of
establishing a town library, and other educational lines. Later,
Dean Academy of Franklin, Mass., was established, and two of
Mr. Adams' daughters had the honor of graduating from this
institution.
In 1860 the failing health of his father, who was actively
engaged in a large marble business — owning a half interest in
a quarry at West Rutland, Vt. — seemed to demand his return
to his native town, Fair Haven, Vt., where, for a number of
years, he was a partner with his father, and his brother-in-law,
D. B. Colton.
Mr. Adams was one of the foremost citizens of Fair Haven
and of Rutland County ; being deeply and actively interested
in all educational and historical matters pertaining to his native
State. He had occupied most of the town offices, was largely
instrumental in establishing the graded school system, and was
for many years a leading spirit on the school board. He was
one of the first directors of the Fair Haven Public Library,
did a large amount of work, classifying and cataloguing
books, etc., and at the time of his death, was looking forward
with great pleasure to the building and establishment of a fine
Carnegie Library. For the past twenty-five years he had been
president of the Rutland County Grammar School at Castleton,
Vt. In 1870 he published a history of his native town, a book
of 516 pages.
Mr. Adams was a member of the New England Historical-
Genealogical Society and of the "Old Northwest" Genealog-
ical Society, and since his retirement from active business,
had devoted many years to the study of genealogical subjects.
The first publication was a history of the descendants of
James and William Adams of Londonderry (now Derry), N. H.
This included his own branch.
In 1898 he published a genealogical history of Henry Adams
of Braintree, Mass., and John Adams of Cambridge, Mass., a
book of more than 1200 pages.
In 1900 he published a history of Robert Adams of New-
bury, Mass., of 500 pages.
At the time of his death he had nearly completed a history
of Edward Adams of Fairfield, Conn.
In 1884-5 he represented the town in the Legislature, and in
1888-9 he was in the State Senate, being a very influential
member of the joint Committee on Education.
Mr. Adams leaves a wife and three daughters — Alice A., wife
of Horace B. Ellis of Castleton, Vt.; Annie E., wife of George
B. Jermyn of Scranton, Pa., and Stella M., wife of John T.
Powell of Fair Haven, Vt. — also one sister, Mrs. Helen M.
Colton of Pittsfield, Mass.
ST. CLAIR GENEALOGY.
(Concluded from page 44.)
3. Elizabeth St. Clair, the fourth child of General Arthur
St. Clair, in 1782, being then less than sixteen years of age,
married Captain John Lawrence, who held commission from
Washington in the U. S. Army. He was son of Thomas and
Mary Lawrence, and was b. Sept. 15, 1751. He was a First
Lieutenant in 5th Penn. Battalion, made Captain Oct. 12, 1774;
captured at Fort Washington, Nov., 1776 ; exchanged, Aug.,
1778, and did not re-enter the service. He was an invalid for
some years before his death about 1799. They had issue :
i. Mary Morris Lawrence, b. at Pottegrove, Pa., in 1783 ; m. Samuel
Colville Vance, June 11, 1800, when about 17, and d. at Law-
renceburg, Ind., Mar. 21, 1S23. Her husband was a Captain in
the U. S. Army, holding commission from Washington ; was
located for some time at Fort Washington (Cincinnati) ; took
part in the War of 1812 and was wounded; at close of military
services settled in Cincinnati. He became a merchant and a
banker. He laid out the town of Lawrenceburg, Ind. Was
Receiver of Public Moneys at Fort Wayne. He d. Feb. IS, ls"0.
leaving nine children :
I. Arthur St. Clair Vance, b. Cincinnati. June 20, 1801 : studied law and
practiced in Cincinnati; member Indiana Legislature ; d. Sept. ~-\
1849. He m, Feb. 8, Ls2S, Lavenia Noble. They "had eleven children
1. Mary Morhis Vance ; in. James M. Doxon. and d. Oct. 28, 1865,
leaving issue.
2. Samuel Colville Vance ; m. Eebecca Anderson, and had three
sons and one dau.
3. Elizabeth St. Clair Vance, d. young.
4. Martha Jane Vance ; m. James E. Springer, and had two sous
and one dau.
5. Anna Maria Vance, d. young.
6. Thomas Pickard Vance; m. Arthelia Noble; had four son*
and three daus.
7. Margaret L. Vance; m. Rev. Charles H. Marshall, pastor
Presbyterian Church at Indianapolis, who d. Jan., 1872, leav-
ing two daus.
8. Catharine D. Vance; m. Isaac Newton Craig; one son and
three daus.
9. Arthur St. Clair Vance, b. Jan. 18, 18-13, d. Sept. 8. 1S75; m.
Elizabeth Cozine ; had son named Arthur St. Clair Vance.
10. Noah Nolle Vance, M. D. ; m. Frances Routh ; four sons, the
youngest Arthur St. Clair Vance.
11. Hervey Bates Vance : m. Cordelia Prather.
II. Margaret Eliza Vance, b. Cincinnati, Jan. 18, 180S; m. Dee. 31, ,-
Lazarus Noble. Receiver of Public Moneys, who d. Sept. 29. \>
and she m. (2) Hon. B. F. Morris, a Judge in Indiana. By the '■' ' '■
marriage there was one son, William Hamilton Noble, He was mar-
ried twice and left issue. Of the three daughters by his first i '
riaee. one (Margaret Vance Noble) m. II L.Wallace, son of 'j* '■•
Lew Wallace. By her second marriage (Morris) she had one -■ '
Samuel Vance Morris, b. July 23, 1833. He m. (1) Apr 11, 1859, M ■'
Jane Harrison, who d. Sept. 14, 1867, and he m. (2) Oct. 12, lb&D. An •
Symmes Harrison, both sisters of ex-President Benjamin Harrteou.
There was issue by the last marriage also.
III. Catharine Lawrence Vance, b. Lawrenceburg, Dec. 31, 1804, and A
at Lexinuton. Kv„ May 15, 1839. She m. at Lawrenceburg, Nov. >
1826, Thomas Butler Pinckard, M. I)., b. in Virginia, Jan. 12, 17
and d. 8t Lexington, Ky., Oct. 14. 1800. Tlvey had six children. '■ ■•
of the daughters are Living [189/1 in Pasadena, Col., viz.: Mar;:ax< '•
St. Clair, who m. Granville Cecil of Boyd County, Ky., and Kal
Vance, b. Lexington, Ky., Sept. 1. 1834, m. at Indianapolis. Jw
1S56, Alvin C. Greenleaf of that city.
160
1900.] St. Clair Ge?iealogy. 167
IV. Mary Jake Vance.
V. Jeremiah Hunt Vance.
VI. David Vance.
VII. Clarissa Vance.
VIII. Lawrence Martin Vance.
IX. Samuel Colville Vance.
ii. Arthur St. Clair Lawrence, b. Pottsgrove, Pa., in 1786, d. 1795.
iii. Catharine S. Lawrence, b. Pottsgrove, 1789; m. in 1810, Thomas
Randolph, of Dungeness, Va., and she d. at Paris, Ky., Nov. 14,
1816. He was killed in the battle of Tippecanoe while serving
on Gen. Harrison's staff. He left one dau.:
I. Mary Skifyvith Randolph, b. Aug. 10, 1811. She m. May 29, 1833»
William Sheets, Secretary of State of Indiana, who d. Mar. 4, 1872>
leaving eight children, four of whom [1897] survive, viz.: Elizabeth
Lawrence Sheets, who m. Archibald Harrison, brother of Benjamin
Harrison, and had issue, Henry Harrison, b. Aug. 0, 1818, now [18vJ7]
living in Indianapolis: Randolph Sheets, b. Nov. 14, 1842, and
living [1897] in Chicago; and Mary Randolph Sheets, b. Nov. 14,
1842, and Catharine Sheets, b. Apr. 14, 1848, both living [1S97] in
Germantown, Pa., unm.
iv. Thomas Lawrence, b. Pottsgrove, 1790(?); became a Captain in the
U. S. Army in 1813 ; settled at Carlisle, III., and m. June 15, 1827,
Susan , and d. Dec. 10, 1827. No issue.
v. Elizabeth St. Clair Lawrence, b. Pottsgrove, July 22, 1791 ; d.
unm. at Indianapolis in 1864.
vi. John Lawrence, b. Pottsgrove, 1793; studied law and became a
prominent member of the bar at Cincinnati. He m. Maria
Ferree in 1824. Removed to Lawrenceburg, Iud., where he d.
in 1834. His wife d. before him. They left two sons, Thomas
and Arthur Lawrence. Thomas d. s. p., and Arthur, b. Apr. 16,
1832, m. Elizabeth Aldridge, and they had issue.
Mrs. Lawrence as a widow married James Dill. He was b. in
Belfast, Ireland, 1778, and came to this country when quite
young. Soon after his marriage they emigrated to Cincinnati,
and later to Lawrenceburg, Ind., where she d. in 1825. Dill d.
in 1840. Their son —
vii. Hamilton Dill, m. Gertrude Pearson at Lawrenceburg in 1827.
She d. at Jacksonville, Ore., in Feb., 1889, having survived her
husband forty years. They had issue, all b. at Lawrenceburg:
I. Aurela Dux, b. 1828; m. A. H. McCarty. and lived in Texas when this
was written. One son, J. Kent McCarty, residing [1M97] in Norman,
Oklahoma.
II. James Dill, b. 1830. d.
III. Henry Clay Dill, b. 1833.
IV. Lizzie St. Clair Dill. b. 1837.
V. John Pearson Dill. b. 1813.
VI. Gertrude Leslie Dill, b. 184">, d.
4. Arthur St. Clair, Jr., m. Frances Stall, of Cincinnati ;
d. Sept. 26, 1820. His widow, b. Dec. 11, 1785, d. Jan. 3, 1860,
at the home of her daughter in Hamilton, O. They had issue :
i. Arthur St. Clair (third), b. Aug. 23, 1803, in Cincinnati. Grad.
Cincinnati College at age of 18, admitted to the bar when 2L ;
settled in Lawrenceburg. Ind.; m. Mary Lane, but had no chil-
dren. Was appointrd Register of Land Office and moved to
Indianapolis, where he remained nine years and returned to
Lawrenceburg. "Was member of the Indiana Legislature. He
d. Aug. 24, 1842.
168 St Clair Genealogy. [Apri!.
ii. John %?. Clair, b. Mar. 2, 180G; m. Ann Crocker at Una- hi \
N. Y., Aug. 26, 1827, and d. at Peoria, 111., Oct. 6, 1834. He left
one eon :
I. W. H. St. Clair, b. in Cincinnati, May 23, 1829, After hia father's <<< ■„ -.
hifi mother returned to Unadilla, and on her second nmrriaco eh ■ -
to Effingham Co., 111. When 17 he entered Asbury University, i
aud three years later became a Methodist minister. Twelve v. .■.'-.
later he began the study of medicine and practiced in Eftiuxb*
Co. He married twice, first Mary Jane Jackson, May 30, 1850. 1 :.. j
had dau., (1) Anna Lane St. Clair, now Mrs. Pope. His bccoh .
wife, Elizabeth Ann Jackson, Aug. 11, 1857. By this union th«»
were nine children. The following were living in 1897:
2. Mary St, Clair : Effingham, 111.
3. Laura St. Clair ; m. D. K. Torrance, Winfield, Kan.
4. Carrie St. Clair; m. B. F. Nappier, Glenwood Springs, Colo
5. Balfour St. Clair ; m. E. E. Porsey, Del Norte, Colo.
6. Charles St. Clair; Effingham.
iii. Eliza St. Clair, b. Nov. 23, 1809, d. Feb. 28, 1839, in Cincinnati ,
unm.
iv. Frances St. Clair, b. June 20, 1812; in. A. F. Mayo, and d. Nov.
3, 1838. No children.
v. Margaret Balfour St. Clair, b. Apr. 12, 1815; m. George W.
Tapscott of Hamilton, 0., and d. Jan. 22, 1873. He d. Aug. 10,
1873. They had one dau. ;
I. Laura St. Clair Tapscott, who m. Pr. Charles E. Paddock. They live
in Chattanooga, Tenn., and have three children.
vi. Laura St. Clair, b. Apr. 5, 1821, d. Sept. 3, 1858, in Hamilton, 0. .
unm.
5. Louisa St. Clair, sixth child, b. Sept. 24, 1773, at Lig-
onier, d. May 27, 1840 ; m. 1795, Samuel Robb of Ligonier, son
of James Robb, one of the three brothers who in 1770 moved
from Cumberland Co. to Ligonier Co. and thence to Westmore-
land Co. Samuel Robb d. in 1853. There is much romance
about her early career, she being the heroine of "The Legend
of Louisa St. Clair. Their children were :
i. Margaret Balfour Robb, b. 1798 ; m. William T. Baldridge.
ii. Arthur St. Clair Robb, b. 1800. He left home Apr. 25, 182S, and
was never again heard of.
iii. George Washington Robb, b. 1S03 ; m. Christina Palmer in IS23,
and d. Oct. 8, 185S.
iv. Ellen Douglas Robb, b. 1805 ; m. Robert Graham, Jan. 29, 182S.
v. John Murry Robb, b. 1807. Volunteered in the Mexican War an.i
d. at New Albany in 1847.
vi. Mary Louisa Robb, b. Sept. 10, 1810; m. (1) John Sutton of Som-
erset, Apr. 15, 1825. He d. May 23, 1830, and she m. (2) John
Wineland of Derry Tp., Westmoreland Co., Mar. 27, 1832, and
d. June 2, 1SS7. Her youngest dau., Mrs. Ellen I). W. Reminy.
lives at Youngstown, Westmoreland Co., Pa.
THRALL.
IN the latter part of the year 1629, a Congregational Church
of pious people held a meeting in the new hospital at
Plymouth, England, and chose and called those godly
ministers, Rev. Mr. John Wareham of Exeter and Rev. Mr.
John Meverick to be their ministers. March 20, 1630, with
many godly families and people from Devonshire, Dorsetshire
and Somersetshire, they sailed from Plymouth, England in the
Mary and John for Massachusetts.
May 30th — Lord's Day— with their goods they were put on
shore at Nantasket Point. They went immediately to Charles-
ton and from thence to Mattapan, began a town and named it
Dorchester.*
Mr. Wareham and a larger part of his church, in 1635 settled
in Windsor, Conn. One of the members of Mr. Wareham's
church was William Thrall, who was born in 1605. He was
one of the thirty soldiers from Windsor in the war against the
Pequots in 1637. His wife's name was Goode. She died July
30, 1676, and he died Aug. 3, 1678. Two of their children were
named Timothy and David.
Timothy2 Thrall (William'), b. July 26, 1641, d. June, 1697.
His name often appears in the records of Windsor and he pos-
sessed considerable property and influence. He m. Nov. 10,
1659, Deborah Gun, who d. Jan. 7, 1694. Their children were,
Deborah, Timothy, Mehitable, Elizabeth, John, Martha, Thomas,
Samuel, Abigail. The two last were twins.
John3 Thrall (Timothy1 and Deborah, William1), b. June 5,
1671. He m. Mindwell Moses, Jan. 6, 1697. He d. April 18,
1732. Their children were, John, Moses, Aaron, Anna, Joseph,
David, Joel, Charles and Jerusha.
John4 Thrall (John* and Mindwell, Ti?nothy? William1), b.
Oct. 13, 1699. Both he and his father and some of their
descendants are buried in the Turkey Hills parish, Windsor ;
Serg't David Thrall, Serg't William Thrall and Isaac and Giles
Thrall were soldiers of the Revolutionary War from Windsor.
He m. Mary Roberts. Their children were, John, Mary, Aaron,
Lucy, Samuel, Mindwell, Ezekiel and Benjamin.
* Prince's Chronology of New England, pages 271, 274, 277 and 369.
169
170 Thrall. [April,
Samuel5 Thrall (Jch?f and Mary Roberts, John? Timothy?
William1), b. in Windsor, Conn., July 11, 1737, d. in Rutland,
Vt., Dec. 3, 1821. He was a farmer, active, vigorous and indus-
trious, an officer in the French war of 1762 and a Captain in
the Revolution.
Before the Revolution he removed to Granville, Mass. He
was a sympathizer with Capt. Shays in 1784 and suffered con-
siderably thereby. He was a member of the Massachusetts
Legislature in 1788. In 1790 he removed to Rutland, Vt. All
his sons and daughters except Samuel, Jr., Lucy and Worthy
moved there about the same time. He m. Lucy, dau. of Mar-
tin Winchell. (Martin Winchell d. Feb. 15, 1785.) Her
brothers were Martin, Nathaniel and Daniel. She had one
sister, Deborah, who m. Simon Lewis of Windsor, Conn. Mrs.
Thrall was a woman of plain manners, stout frame and robust
health ; a kind-hearted Christian woman, always ready to do
her whole duty to her family and neighbors. Their children
were :
i. Theodosia Thrall ; m. Titus Adams. He removed from Rutland
to Esopus, Ulster Co., N. Y., about 1810. Their children were,
Titus, Timothy, Benjamin, James, and a dau. who m.
Rosecrans of Ohio.
ii. Lucy Thrall ; m. Eber Spelman. They lived in Stratford, Tolai.d
Co., Conn. She d. Aug. 21, 1824, aged 67. They had six sons
and three daus. :
I. Daniel Spelman, b. Oct. 1G, 1778, d. Somers, Conn.. Mar. 20, 1835: in.
May 5, L7'j9, Soloma Billings, who d. Nov. 27, 1829.
II. Statip.a Spelman, b. Mar. 29, 1780, d. Oct. 17, 17S1.
III. Eber Spelman, b. July 14, 1782, d. June 16, JS53; was a Presbyterian
and lived at Moscow, N. Y.; m, Mar. 31, 1807, Anna Cody, b.'Apr. '.'.
1782, d July 6, 1852. Three sons, two daus.
IV. Apollos Spelman, b. StaiTord, Conn., Nov. 25, 1784 ; m. Almira Clark:
d. Nov. 3;;, 1826. Five sons, two daus.
V. Sylvester Spelman, b. Sept. 7, 178J, d. Sept. 5, 1873. Was a physician
and resided in Granville, O. He m. (Ii Oet 4, 1321, Emily Board
man, d. Sept. 13, 1842, aged 4G. He m. (2) Mav 13, 1848, Mary Quimby.
wid. of Girlling, b. Jim. 12, 1802, d. Apr. 21, 1§S8. Dr. Spelm .-.
had two daus., Charlotte, who d. unm. Feb. is, 1C03. aged 78 y. 7 ■■
and Mrs. Martha K. Downer of Granville.
VI. Samuel Thrall Spelman, b. Mar. 4, 17i*2, d. May, 1838; m. Beulab
Ellis. Three or more children.
VII. Charlotte Spelman, b. June 21, 1794, d. Oct. 5, 1848 ; m. Orrin Har-
wood. Two sons, six daus. ; lived at W. Stafford.
VIII. Elsamana Spelman. b. July25, 11M; in. John Cady. Two sons, ttirc*
daus. ; lived at \V. Stailord.
IX. Anson Spelman, b. Dec. 24, 179S; m. May 2G, 1825, Lucinda Cushman.
b. Mar. 10, 18U8 ; lived at Stalibrd, Conn. Two sous, two daus.
iii. Mary Thrall, d. young.
6. iv. Samuel Thrall, b. Aug. 31, 1760.
7. v. Aaron Thrall, b. Jan. 25, 1763.
8. vi. J esse Thrall, b. May 7, 1765.
9. vii. Eliphaz Thrall, b. June 23, 1767.
10. viii. Worthy Thrall, b. May 27, 1760.
11. ix. Chauncy Thrall, b. Dec. 6, 1772.
GOOLEY ARMS
1006.] Thrall. 171
x. Mary Thrall (Polly), b. 1776, d. July 26, 1840, aged 64. She m.
(1) Solomon Mead, who d. in 1S27. They bad seven children,
Helon, Mary, Lucy, Hiram, and two others. They lived in
Cornwall, Vt., until about 1817, and after that in Royalton,
near Lockport, Iff. Y. After Mr. Mead's death she in. (2) Paul
Sawyer.
xi. James Thrall, d. young.
6. Samuel6 Thrall, Jr. (Samuel* and Lucy Winchell, John*
John? Timothy? William1), b. Aug. 31, 1760, d. May 8, 1815. He
was of the Licking Land Co., and his was one of the fifty fam-
ilies that removed from Granville to Ohio in 1805. He was a
farmer, an industrious and respectable citizen. He had been a
soldier in the Revolutionary War.
He m. Triphosa Cooley,* sister of the Rev. Dr. Timothy
Cooley, for more than sixty years pastor of the Congregational
Church in Granville, Mass. She d. in 1811 and was buried by
the side of her son William Cooley Thrall, near Osceola, Ind.
Their children were :
James Thrall.
Aurelius Thrall.
Samuel Thrall.
Cotton Mather Thrall.
Alexander Thrall, b. Nov. 17, 1794.
William Cooley Thrall, b. Sept. 11, 1797.
Timothy Lyman Thrall, b. 1800,
Sarah Thrall; m. George Goodrich.,
Mary Ann Thrall; m. George P. Dean of New York City; lived
at Bellevue. She had a dau. who m. a Mr. Johnson, and their
dau., Samantha Johnson, graduated at O. W. U. and m. and
lived at Clyde, O.
x. Abbie Thrall; m. (1) George Plumb of Berkshire, O., and after
his death m. (2) Ira Wood. They lived on the Vermillion
River in northern Ohio. She had sons, Henry and George
Plumb, and several children by the second marriage.
xi. Lucy Thrall; m. Azel Mead of Granville, O., and moved to St.
Joseph Co., Ind. Her oldest son, Lucien Mead, m. Elizabeth
Gibbs at South Bend, Ind. She had a son Joseph, and a dau.
Abbie, who ra. George Hillyer and lived on the Vermillion
River,
xii. Barbara Thrall, who d. at the age of 11 vears.
12.
i.
13.
ii.
14.
iii.
15.
iv.
16.
v.
17.
vi.
18.
vii.
viii.
ix.
* Triphosa Cooley was descended from Benjamin Cooley b. in Rutland, England, and
came to America before 1630. His third son Daniel Cooley, b. 1651, m. Eliza Wokott. Their
son Daniel Cooley was b. 1683. Hi* descendant, William Cooley, b. 17:>0. d. Apr. 14, 1*25,
was a Captain in the Continental army and had pare in the battles 6( Tieondem^a and
White Plains. He m. Sarah Mather. They were the parents of Triphosa and Rev. Timothy
Mather Cooley.
Sarah Mather was descended from Thomas Mather of Low ton, Winwicfc Parish. Lan-
cashire, Eu.eland. His son Richard, b. in 15%, came to Dorchester, Mass., in 1635, and d,
there Apr. 22, 1669. Timothy Mather, son of the preceding, d. in Dorchester, Jan. 11, 16S4.
was father ot the Rev. Satnuel Mather, b. July 5, 165u, d. in Windsor, Conn.. Mar. 18. 17J7,
who graduated from Harvard in 1671 and m." Hannah, dau. of (iov. Robert Treat of Con-
necticut, and was one of the founders of Vale.
Hi^ son, Dr. sa.ip.ncl Mather, b. 1077. d. Feb. 6, 177ii, graduated from Harvard 1C93. was
the father of Timothy .Mather b. Apr. L.':J, 1701, d. Apr. 3, \lbl, who was the father of Sarah
Mather Cooley.
■
172 ThralL [April,
7. Aaron* Thrall {Samuel" and Lucy Winchell, John? John*
Timothy? William"), b. Jan. 25, 1763, d. June 7, 1810. He m;
Olive Loveland, b. May 5, 1768, d. Apr. 28, 1857. After Mr.
Thrall's death she m. Capt. William Mead, who was the first
white child b. in Rutland, Vt. He d. Nov. 24, 1854. Both fam-
ilies moved from Vermont to Granville, O., in 1815. Aaron
Thrall had one dau. and five sons :
i. Rosetta Thrall, d. Aug. 10, 1867, aged 77; m. William Paige,
who d. Sept. 6, 1834, aged 49.
19. ii. Anson R. Thkall, d. about 1851.
20. iii, Linus G. Thrall, b. in Rutland, Vt., , d. Alexandria,
O., Oct. 6, , aged 85 y. 4 m. 15 d. He was present at the
battle of Plattsburg. He m. Nov. 22, 1823, Lucy Wolcott, who
d. Mar. 12, 1866. He lived in Granville till 1833 and from then
in Alexandria. He was a Universalist, honest, benevolent and
respected. He bad nine children.
iv. Aaron Thrall, d. 1820. No family.
21. v. Homer L. Thrall ; a learned and accomplished physician, but. of
eccentric habits and peculiar manners and modes of thought.
Professor of Chemistry at Kenyon College, and then from
• 1855-56 at the Starling Medical College. After some years of
general practice in Columbus he went West and d. there. He
was unmarried.
22. vi. Orlando M. Thrall.
8. Jesse6 Thrall (Samuel5 and Lucy Winchll, John? John,1
Timothy? William1), b. May 7, 1765, d. in Circleville, O., Dec.
16, 1843. He settled in Rutland, Vt., in 1791. He m, Jan. 13,
1791, Mabel, dau. of Justus and Deborah Rose of Granville,
Mass. She was b. in Granville, Mass., Jan. 13, 1708, d. at Gran-
ville, O., Dec. 17, 1834. In 1819 they removed to Ohio. Their
children were :
i. Luther Thrall, b. in Rutland, Vt., Apr. 2, 1792; m. May 19,
1824, Laura Chipman. He was a farmer in Rutland, Vt.; d. in
. Pouitney, Vt., Oct. 26, 1878. He was a volunteer at Plattsburg
1814. He had three children :
I. Stephen C. Thrall, a clergyman of the Episcopal Church, D. D. from
College in 1SG1 ; m. Mary Van Lien.
II. Reuben R. Thrall, a farmer in Pouitney.
III. Jesse Thrall, d. young.
23. ii. Walter B. Thrall.
iii. Reuben R. Thrall, b. Dec. 5, 1795 ; m. July 14, 1829, Elizabeth
H. Gove, who d. Sept. 17, 1849. He was an attorney-at-law in
Rutland, Vt. Their children were:
I. Ellen K. Thrall (an adopted dau.) ; m. and lived near San Fran-
cisco, Cal. ; d.
II. Charlotte Thrall; m. Oct. 31, 1S50, Frederick Chaffee, a merchant
of Rutland.; d. there.
III. Annette Thrall, d. young.
IV. Jane E. Thrall, b. May 23,1840; m. 1863, Kev. Edward H. Randall
(Enis.), of Pouitney, Vt. Sons, Dr. Edward G. Randull of Water-
ville, N. Y., and George Randall, Cleveland.
V. Frances L. Thrall, b. Dec. 6, 1843: m. Oct. 31, 1871, Col. William R
Gibson, U. S. A., d. in Sau Antonio, Tex.
1906.] Thrall. 173
*
VI. Clara L. Thrall, d. young.
VII. Henry B. Thrall, d. young.
VIII. William Thrall ; a Lieutenant in the army in 1862 ; m. and lived in
Rutland; d. 1900.
IX. George Thkall, b. Feb. 24, 1836: m. Oct. 4. ISf.fi, Jessie Clarkson.
Hotel keeper at Rochester, N. Y., Worcester, Mass., Mobile, Ala.,
and Omaha, Neb.: manufacturer, Detroit, Mich., since 1882. Chil-
dren, Frederick Chafl'ee Thrall, Elyria, O.: George Clarkson Thrall,
Detroit, Mich.
24. iv. William B Thrall.
v. Charlotte Thrall, b. in Castleton, Vt.', May 27, 1800 ; m. Feb. 11,
1821, Guy W. Doan, an attorney of Circleville, O., who d. Feb.
4, 1862. He was b. in New Milford, Conn., graduated at Union
College, went to Circleville in 1816, and represented Pickaway
Co. in the Ohio Legislature one term. Their children were :
I. George W. Doan ; m. Emily R. Greenhowe. He became an attorney
and settled in Omaha, Neb.
II. Harriet M. Doan ; in Samuel A. Moore of Circleville, O. She had
children, Howard, Mabel Rose aud Walling Moore.
III. Cornelia Doan; m. John Hanna of Louisville, Ky., an active busi-
ness man, a printer.
IV. Noble T. Doan, a printer; lived in Missouri ; m. Mary A. Berry.
V. Clement Doan, a printer and editor of Jasper, Dubois Co., Ind. He
M. Rachel Edmondson.
9. Eliphaz6 Thrall (Samuel5 and Lucy Winchell, John?
John,1 Timothy? William1), b. June 23, 1767, d. Mar. 19, 1834.
He m. Mary E. (Polly) Mead, who d. Mar. 4, 1841, aged 67
yrs. They lived in Underhill, Vt., and all except Orilla moved
to Granville, O. They had seven sons and three daus. :
25. i. Joel Thrall (Dr.), d. Jan. 26, 1827, aged 34; buried in Gran-
ville, O.
ii. Oliver Thrall, d. near Mt. Carrael, 111., leaving five children.
iii. Lyman Thrall, d. before 1860 near Mt. Carmel, 111., leaving four
children.
Eliphaz Thrall.
Benjamin F. Thrall.
Aaron Thrall, M. D., d. near Mt. Carmel, 111., leaving five chil-
dren.
"Worthy Thrall, d. near Mt. Carmel, 111., leaving four children.
Orilla Thrall, m. Johnson Brown of Underhill, Vt. Had four
children.
ix. Mary Thrall; m. Rev. Thomas Parker of Licking Co., 0. Had
nine children.
x. Caroline Thrall; m. Samuel Cooper; d. near Mt. Carmel, 111.
Had four children.
10. Worthy6 Thrall (Samuel5 and Lucy Winchell, John?
John,3 Timothy: William1), b. May 27, 1769, d. July 6, 1816 ; m.
Sarah Phelps. They had eight children :
i. Sally Thrall ; m. Arthur Griswold, and in 1859 was a widow
living in Windsor.
ii. Friend Thrall, with his wife and child, was lost on Lake Erie
about 1830 while emigrating to the West.
iii. Harvey Thrall.
iv. Deborah Thrall.
26.
iv.
27.
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.
174 Thrall. [April,
v. Lucy Thrall.
vi. Lewis Thrall.
vii. Leicester Thrall.
viii. Minerva Thrall.
[Report says that four of this family in 1850 were living near Tonawarda
Creek in western New York.]
11. Chauncy6 Thrall (Samuel5 and Lucy Winchell, John?
John,3 Timothy; William1), b. Dec. 6, 1772, d. Apr. 4, 1841, in
West Rutland, Vt. ; m. Polly Chipman, who d. a few years
before her husband. He was a Representative in the Vermont
Legislature and spent most of his life in public employment.
They had three sons and three daus. :
i. Jonathan C. Thrall, d. in Rutland in 1852; an Episcopalian and
influential man.
ii. Chauncy Thrall ; lived in West Rutland, Vt.
iii. Samuel R. Thrall; a clergyman of the Presbyterian Church in
Illinois.
iv. Lurena Thrall ; m. Henry Hewett.
v. Theodosia Thrall; m. Judson Gorham.
vi. Mary Thrall ; m. Jacob Bailey.
12. James7 Thrall (Samuel* and Triphosa Cooley, Samuel?
John? John? Timothy? William1), b. in Granville, Mass. ; m.
Charlotte Kilbourne. Their children were :
i. Almira Thrall; m. Samuel Leonard. Her only child, a son, d.
in youth.
ii. William Kilbourne Thrall, b. Oct. 14, 1S09, d. July 17, 1889;
m. Jan. 12, 1831, Phoebe Thurston. She was b. Apr. 14, 1814,
d. Oct. 14, 1887. Lived in Kilbourne, Delaware Co., 0. Their
only child who lived was :
I. Octavia Bkrnice Thrall, b. Apr. 25, 184.1 ; m. Nov. 19, 1863, Tildeu S.
Scott. Her children were:
1. Harry Scott of Kilbourne, O., b. Apr. 7, 1S65: m. Juno ~5.
ISbS, Nolly Lavetla Bowers. Children, Hazel Scott, b. Mar.
12, 1889; Donald Scott, b. Jan. 21, lfc92; Grace Scott, b. Feb.
13, 1898.
2. William Scott, Kilbourne, O.. b. Oct. 9, 1SG9 ; unm.
3. Lillian Scott, b. Nov. 9, 1S73 ; in. July 9, 1902, Harry Hippie.
of Delaware, O. No children.
iii. Charlotte Corinthe Thrall, b. July 3, 1812. d. Apr. 1, 1878; m.
Sept. 3, 1831, Orsamus Daniel Hough, b. Oct. 23, 1S0S, d. Oct.
10, 1891. Their children were:
I. Clara Elmira Hough, b. July 5, 1832; m. Aug. 31, 1856, Otho Henry
Williams, a farmer and stockman of Delaware, O. Children:
1. Carrie Addf.lla Williams, b. July 16, 1S57; m. Nov. 23, 1SSI,
Leonard L. Dcnaison, a manufacturer at Delaware, 0. Th< y
have children: Charles Williams Dennison, b. June 25, D":-
Clara Anna Denniaon, b. Mar. 14, 1S85 ; Lonnis Dennison. b.
Feb. 17, 1SS4.
2. Harry Ohio Williams, b. Apr. 9, 1861, d. in infancy.
3. Florence Nightingale Williams, b. Oct. 1,1868; m. Nov. 30.
1SS7, Walter Samuel Pollock of Delaware. O. Children: Olive
Louise Pollock, 1>. Jan. -'3. 1^89 ; oiho Arthur Polloek, b. Feb.
IS. 1890; Hough Pollock, 1). June 4, 1802: Caroline Pollock, b.
Mar. 19,1894; Joseph Williams Pollock, b. May 7. 1896, d.
Sept. 27, 1SJ9; Eurnest Edwin Pollock, b. July 17, 1903.
II. William Kilkocune Hough, b. Mar. 2;{, 1834, d. Sept. 12, 1834.
1906.] Thrall. 175
in. Leonard Samuel TTough, b. Aug. 3, 1835, d. Apr. 8, 1S79 ; m. Oct. 19,
1870, Mary Linn, b. Nov. 12, 1845, d. Sept. 1, 1900. Children :
1. Clara Hough, b. in 1874, d. aged 8.
2. Benson Walker Hough, b. Mar., 1S75 ; m. June 25, 1902, Edith
B. Markell. b. Feb. lu, 1S79. He is an attorney in Delaware.
3. Leonard T. Hough, b. July 33, 1879; a farmer and stockman
of Delaware, O. : uum.
IV. Charlotte A. Hough, b. Mar. if, 1838 ; m. Oct. 15, 18G3, Benjamin B.
Walker, b. Jan. 28, 1835, d. Oct. 27, 1878. Her only child was koland
Hough Walker, b. Dec. 19, 1805; is a minister of the M. E. Church,
and Professor of Bible Literature in O. W. U., Delaware, O.
13. Aurelius7 Thrall {Samuel 6 and Triphosa Cooley, Sam-
uel? John? John? Timothy? William1)) m. Katharine Mizer. Had
five children. Was killed in his stone quarry near Newark by
a falling mass of stone.
14. Samuel7 Thrall {Samuel* and Triphosa Cooley, Sam-
uel? John? John? Timothy? William1); m. Mehalia . Had
five children. He was killed by a kick from a horse, Feb, 10,
1830.
15. Cotton Mather7 Thrall {Samuel* and Triphosa Cooley,
Samuel? John? John? Timothy? William}) ; m. Sarah Jones. Had
a large family and lived at Eden, Delaware Co. His death
was in 1850, caused by a fall.
16. Alexander7 Thrall {Samuel* and Triphosa Cooley,
Samuel? John? John? Timothy? William1), b. in Granville, Mass.,
Nov. 17, 1794, d. June 5, 1865 ; m. (1) Roxana, dau. of Maj.
Jonathan and Mary Atwood of Granville, O. She d, Apr. 17,
1827, aged 27. Children :
l. Roxana Louisa Thrall, b. Dec. 14, 1822, in Granville, 0.. d. May
9, 1890, at Martinez, Cal. ; m. Apr. 22, 1844, Charles Sherman,
in Berkshire, b. Apr. 18, 1822, son of David and Sarah (Cables)
Sherman. He d. in San Francisco, Cal, May 25, 1SS4. Chil-
dren :
I. George Atwood Sherman, b. Feb. IS. 1845, in Berkshire, 0. ; ni. Apr.
3, 1872. Elnora Eveline, dau. of Thomas Jefferson and Lois Louisa
(Randall) McAdow [her parents were James and Charlotte (lvil-
bourne) Randall], b. in Eden, July 26, 1849. Children:
1. Raymond Hough Sherman, b. Dec. 31, 1S72, in Martinez, Cal. :
m. in San Francisco, Jan. 1, 1903, Edn J., dau. of Joseph H. and
Ida Moody. Has child. Eda J., b. in Yokohama, Aug. 30,1905.
2. Lottie Lois Sherman, b. Nov. 3, 18S0.
3. Charles Roland Sherman, b. May 30, 1875, in Martinez, Cal.,
d. Nov. 4, 1877.
4. Grosvenor Atwood Sherman, b. Feb. 16; 1SS3.
5. Emily Elnora Sherman, b. July 2G, 1888.
II. Mary Emily Sherman, b. Feb. 28, 1816. at Berkshire, O. ; m. Oct. 20,
18(54, in the Sierra Nevada Mts. 50 mile* above Plaeerville. to Kirk
White Taylor, son of William and Delia (Hooker) Taylor, b. in
Oct., 1830, d. Dee. 31, 1883. Children :
1. Marion Belle Taylor, b. Oct. 30, 1SG6 , m. Apr. 3, 1S99, Reuben
Leonard Ulsh, son of Reuben and Margaret (Millei) Dish. b.
in Pa., Oct. 31, 1863. Children : Emily Jane Ulsh.b. June 17,
1901 ; Dorothea Marion Ulsh, b. Apr. 16, 1903 ; Margaret Ulsh,
b. Dec. 25, 1901, d. Jan. 9, 1905.
2. Ida Roxie Taylor, b. July 13, 1874, d. Nov. 21, 1877.
3. EMn/Y Marcta Taylor, b- July 14, 1S79.
III. Charles Henry Sherman, b. in Eden, Delaware Co. O., May 11, 1841,
d. Aug. 9, 1817.
176 Thrall. [April.
IV. Ella Imogens Sherman, b. Eden, 0., May 81, 1848; m. Julv 12. I*--
in San Francisco, Cal., George, son of John Cushing and kHeLkj -i'
(Wright) Stone. Children:
1. Frances Stone, b. July 22, 1876, in Oakland, Cal.
2. John Cushing Stone, b. Oct. 4, 1877, in Benicia ; m. Ethel ){
Woodbridge, June £0. 1902, in Stockton. Child, Elnora Mr
b. Oct. 25, 1903.
8. Catherine Stone, b. in Rutland, Sept. 3, 1882 ; m. Sept. 8, l<«o<
Robert Sibley.
V. Frances Annette Sherman, b. Berkshire, O., Dec. 23, 1849; m. Jan. l
1872, in Martinez, Cal., Alonzo Russell, son of John and Anna b&x.?
Guppy. Children:
1. Roy Thrall Guppy, b. Dec. 21, 1872 ; m. Jan. 3, 1900, Margaret
Shearer of Oakland.
2. Ella Aileen Guppy, b. July SO, 1874, at Martinez, Cal.
3. Richard Sherman Guppy, b. Sept. 7, 1876; m. at Portland, Ore
July 9, 1903, Grace Misb.
4. George Russell Guppy, b. June 30, 1878, at Martinez, Cal.
VI. Sakah Louise Sherman, b. Berkshire, O., July 16, 1851 ; m. in Marti*
nez. Cal., May 9, 1869, William, son of James and Mary (Jeffries)
Girven. b. in N. Y., Sept. 5, 1827, d. in Oakland, Cal.. Dec. 9, U»l.
Children:
1. Charles Sherman Girven, b. Antioch, Oct. 22, 1890; m. Sept.
29, 1904, Gertrude Maydewell.
2. Percy Girven, b. Nov. 1, 1874, d. Nov. 17, 1877.
3. Ella Ednah Sherman Girven, b. June 28, 1879.
VII. Julia Eliza Sherman, b. Berkshire, O., Dec. 27. 1852 ; num.
ii. Alexander Thrall.
He m. (2) Sept. 28, 1840, Sarah (Thurston) Thrall, widow of
his brother Timothy Lyman. She d. Nov. 10, 1896, in Xenia,
O. Children :
iii. Edwin Thrall ; drowned when a child.
iv. Homer H. Thrall; b. Jan. 9, 1846; m. Jan. 9, 1871, Anna E. Hart-
well. He enlisted in Nov., 1863, in Co. I, 32d O. V. I., and was
discharged July 28, 1865. He is a druggist in Xenia, 0. Chil-
dren :
I. Clara H. Thrall, b. Jan. 20, 1872; m, Apr. 15, 1896, William H. Geb-
hart. Children:
1. Homer Lee Geehart, b. July 30, 1898.
2. Frederick Donald Gebhart, b. May 9, 1900.
3. George Gebhart, b. Nov. 8, 1902.
II. Mary T. Thrall, b. Nov. 16, 1878; m. Feb. 6, 1903, Samuel Forsythe
children :
1. Emma Fredericks Forsythe, b. Sept. 5, 1904.
2. Ann Forsythe, b. Apr. 1, 1906.
III. Arthur Thrall.
17. William Cooley7 Thrall (Samuel* and Triphosa Coo-
ley, Samuel,5 John? John? Timothy? William1), b. in Granville,
Mass., Sept. 11, 1797 ; m. Mary Chase, dau. of George W. and
Hannah Jane (Banks) West, in Granville, O., June 8, 1823.
She was b. in Thomaston, Me., Sept. 9, 1803, d. Oct. 11, 1847 ;
is buried near Osceola, Ind. She possessed remarkable beauty
and ladylike manners, and early became a devoted Christian.
Her genealogy dates from the landing of Aquilla Chase ami
settlement in Newbury, Mass., in 1600. William Cooley Thrall
moved from Granville, O., in 1831. He with his father-in-law
purchasad 1,000 acres of land in Laporte Co,, Ind., where
Hugh E. Smith
"''^^mpw
Marshall A. Smith
i^*^7'
^%^
:.
r
William Coolly Thrall and his son. Geo. \V. Thrall
•
■
i ,
. /.-.' JJ&V.M
Emery J. smith
William Abbott Smith
1906.] Thrall. 177
Laporte City now is. His temperament and religious life was,
in a remarkable degree, like his ancestors, the Cooleys and
Mathers. He, too, was the farmer preacher. His work was to
help all who needed, as far as he could. At his funeral a large
number of young men wearing badges of mourning, following
him to his grave, expressing sorrow at loss to the world of the
young men's friend. He was the first superintendent of his
church Sabbath School, continuing all the years until his death.
He lived to do good and that continually until the end came.
The children of William Cooley and Mary Chase Thrall were :
i. Mary Eltiha Thrall, b. Sept. 15, 1826, d. Dec. 27, 1827.
ii. Hugh Thrall, b. Sept. 13, 1830, d. when 1 month old.
iii. Elvira Abbie Thrall, b. in Laporte. Ind., May 4, 1834; m. Feb.
14, 1861, at the home of her uncle, Hugh M. Blanchard of
Granville, 0. (Rev. Jacob Little officiating at the service), to
Marshall Smith of Sunbury, 0. At the time of his death, Oct.
8, 1900, he was president and director of the Bank of Wester-
ville. He had been a merchant and owner of several farms at
Sunbury, 0., for many years. Their four sons are:
I. Emery J. Smith, b. Jan. 16, 1862. He was educated at O. W. U., Dela-
i ware, O.; m. Hannah Jane Hardy, June 2. 1886 ; her uncle, Rev. J.
**» V. K. Seeley, read the service. She was b, Jan. 7. 1862; was educa-
ted at Shepardson College. Granville, O. Their children are :
1. Joy Haedy Smith, k . R 1RSQ
2. Elvira Thrall Smith, J D- APr' a» 18bJ*
3. Wayland Marshall Smith, b. July 4, 1891.
4. Niles Emery Smith, b. Feb. 5, 1895.
5. Donald Hugh Smith, b. Nov. 12, 1896.
6. Ernestine Jane Smith, b. July 20, 1900.
7. Marshall Black Smith, b. Nov. 29, 1901.
II. Hugh Elviraen Smith, b. Aug. 6, 1863 ; m. Ina Gunter fa former stu-
dent of Shepardson College ), at the home of her father in Koscius-
ko Co., Ind., Ang. 15, 18i«. She was b. near Oswego, Ind., Apr. 12,
1864. Their Children are :
1. Lois Elvira Smith, b. in Sunbury, 0., Oct. 9, 1891.
2. Paul Aldkn Smith, b. Mar. 1, 1895, in Columbus. O.
3. Lloyd Ovid Smith, b. July 25, 1899, in Columbus, O.
III. William Abbott Smith, b. May 29. 1867 ; m. Weltha Pinney (educated
at Olterbem University), at the home of her father, Mr: Perry Pin-
ney, near Westerville, O., Feb. 4, 1897, Key. T. H. Kohr oiilciating.
Their children are:
i 1, Marion Elvira Smith, b. Oct. 13. 1897.
2. Mildred Clakinda Smith, b. in Westerville, Mar. 15. 1899.
3. Elinor Pinney Smith, b. in Columbus, O., June 2, 1900.
4. Dorothy Holmes Smith, b. Apr. 13, 1902.
IV. Marshall A. Smith, b. May 23, 1S69: m. Cora May. only dan. of New-
ton Smith of Columbus, Oct. 16, 1893, Rev. N. C.'Helfrick oliiciating.
Their children are :
1. Harold Albert Smith, b. in Sunbury, 0., July 24, 1894.
2. Hurtiia Marcia Smith, b. Jan. 6, 1S98, in Westerville, O.
3. Marjorie Elvira Smith, b. Dec. 26, 1899, in Westerville, O.
4. Adriennie I.unett Smith, b. July 21, 1901.
IV. George W. Thrall, b. in Osceola, Ind., July 30, 1836, d. at Union
City, Mich., Nov. IS, 18U0 ; m. Emma Travis in- 1855). At his
death she refused to be comforted and d. in a year afterward.
Their children were :
I. William Frank Thrall, who was in mercantile business at the lime
of his death, July 6, 1884.
II. Minnie Maud Thrall; m. Mr. Acton; d. 1S84.
178 Thrall. ; [April,
18. Timothy Lyman7 Thrall (Samuel6 and Triphosa Coolcy,
Samuel* John* Jolm? Ti?nothy? William1), b. in Granville, Mass.,
in 1800, d. in Berkshire, O., Aug.,. 1838 ; m. Jan. 26, 1826, Sarah
Thurston, b. in Peru, N. Y., Mar., 1809, d. Nov. 10. 1800, in
Xenia, O. Their children were :*
i. Fidelia A. Thrall, b. Oct. 17, 1820, d. Apr. 5, 1893; m. Apr. 22,
1844, Jefferson Pennev Maynard, b. in Worthington, O., Jan
19, 1819, d. Sept. 13, 1899. Children :
I, Emma A. Mayn&RD, b. in Republic, O., June 23. 1845 ; m. Oct. 15. 1807,
Gilbert Corwin Hoover, son of Isaac M. and Sylvia Pond Hoover. i>!
in Granville, O., Oct. 28, 1810, d. in Columbus, June 5, 1901. Their
only child was :
1. Fred Maynard Hoover, b. in Dennison, O.. Oct. 31, 1868; m.
Sept. 17, 1890, Eliza Florence, dau. of Josiah Kinnear, Colum-
bus O., b. Sept. 8, 1S68. Their child is Gilbert Corwin Hoo-
ver, b. July 25, 1904-
II. Horace Jefferson Maynard, b. Sept. 3, 18-17 ; m. Mar. 28, 1872, Mar-
garet Patterson, b. July 30, 1851. Children :
1. Jean Campbell Maynard, b. July 28, 1874, d. same day.
2. William Gilbert Maynard, b. Apr. 6, 1876, d. July 10, 1S79.
3. Emma Darleen Maynard, b. June 3, 1880, d. Feb. 22, 18S5.
4. Florence Alda Maynard. b. Sept. 3, 1882 ; m. Feb. 28, 19C5, J.
Eiwood Bulen of Columbus.
III. Burns L. Maynard, b. June 5, 1850 ; m. June 6, 1872, Susan M. Culver.
b. Apr. 23, 1852. Children :
1. Lena Maynard, b. Mar. 10, 1S73 ; m. Oct. 20, 1897, Geo. Homer
Barker. Children, Margaret Maynard Barker, b. Aug. 10,
1898, and Burns Maynard Barker, b. Mar. 6, 1904.
2. Harry Culver Maynard, b. Oct. 21, 1880, d. May 2, 1SS6.
IV, Sarah Dorcas Maynard, b. 1852; m. Oct. 17, 1S78, W. B. Owen, at
Galena, O.; now resides in Jacksonville. 111. Children :
1. Carl Maynard Owen, b. Aug. 17, 1870, at Galena, O.
2. Leroy Percival Owen, b. in 1881.
3. Lois Maynard Owen. b. Feb. 2, 1886, at Tuscola, 111.
4. Susan Pauline Owen, b. Dec. 9, 1S89, at Edinburg, Ind.
5. Edna Owen, b. 1900.
6. Horace Owen, d. young.
7. Susan Owen, d. young.
V. Cora Amanda Maynard, b. Oct. 23, 185D; m. Dec. 29, 1S81, Elbert
Hyde, at Galena, O.: resides in Columbus. Children :
1. Burns Maynard Hyde, b. July 29, 1884, at Creston, O.
2. Gilbert Person Hyde, b. Xov. 4, 1892, at Columbus, O.
3. Dorothy Hyde, b. Jan. 12, 1S9S, at Columbus, O.
ii. Elmir a Thrall; m. Ross Welch. Children:
I. Frances Welch (Mrs. nandon).
II. Bella Welch (Mrs. Gauly).
III. Stella Welch (Mrs. Hunkel).
IV. Homer Welch.
V. Emma Welch.
VI. Arthur Welch.
iii. Wesley Thrall, d. on the way overland to California in 1S4S.
iv. Frances H. Thrall; m. Jan. 1, 1S61, Dr. A. H. Brundage of
Xenia, O. Has children:
I. Dr. Lawrence II. Brundage.
II. Scota Brundage.
III. Hermond Brundage.
v. Timothy Thrall; m. Jan. 1, 1861, Amanda Miller of Berkshire,
O.; lives in Los Angeles, Cal. Has children:
I. Carkie Thrall.
II. Clarence Thrall.
III. Luta Thrall.
'"X
5»
Thurston* mother of Sarah Thrall
Sarah Thrall
<** *&. ':'-'.-
■ y^N
\ .
Fidelia Thrall Maynard
Jefferson Pinney Maynard
Alexander Thrall
Gilbert C. Hoover
10C&] Thrall. 179
23. Walter7 Thrall (Jesse*' and Mabel Rose, Samuel?
John* John? Timothy? William1), b. in Rutland, Vt, May 2r
1794. He came to Ohio in 1813, having already served as Ser-
jeant in the U. S. army. In 1828 he was a Colonel in the Ohio
Militia. He was an attorney-at-law and a Mason. He became
a member of the Episcopal Church in 1817. He was Judge of
Probate Court in Pickaway County in 1858 ; a delegate to the
convention in 1818 which elected Philander Chase first Bishop
of Ohio, and a member of the convention in 1851 which elected
Bishop Mcllvaine, and in 1859 which elected Bishop Bedell.
lie d. Apr. 6, 1SS5, in Clinton Tp., near Columbus, aged 91.
He m. Apr. 18, 1820, when living in Circleville, O., Harriet
Mulliken, who d. Apr. 7, 1882, aged 84. They had seven chil-
dren :
i. George H. Thrall, d. young.
ii. Reuben Rope Thrall, b. Sept. 23, 1823, in Circleville, 0., d. Nov.
17, 1896, Iola, Kan.; m. Aug. 18, 1853, Calista Matilda Trum-
bull, b. Nov. 12, 1832, d. Apr. 5, 1877. Children:
I. Alpha Trumbull Thrall, b. May 18. 1854. Has no children.
II. Flon Thrall, d. young.
III. Harriet Ellen Thrall, b. Nov. 24, 1S58; m. Sept. 8, 18S1, Frederick
B. Sheldon. Children:
1. Walter Thrall Sheldon, b. Oct. 2, 18S2.
2. Stephen Sheldon, b. May 27, 1885.
3. Mary Lees Sheldon, b. June 6, 1887.
4. Ruth Beaumont Sheldon, b. Feb. 17, 1S91.
5. Harriet Sheldon Sheldon, b. Oct. 29, 1892.
6. Anne Edith Sheldon, b. June 23, 1896.
7. Frederick Beaumont Sheldon, d. iu infancy.
IV. Martha Lois Thrall; m. Theodore Strickland of Iola, Kan. Has
four children.
V. Cora Thrall; m. John J. Daily. No children.
VI. Lucien Leonard Thrall; m. Abbie Inness. One child.
VII. Mary Melissa Thrall; unm.
VIII. Walter Thkall : in. Lola Bee Charm Gkrvais, June 1, 1904. Have son,
Walter Frederick Thrall, b. Mar. 12, 1905.
IX. Charlotte Thrall; m. Trine. Has four children.
iii. Lucian G. TnRALi.. b. Nov. 18, 1825, d. Nov. 10, 1897. Learned
the art of printing in the office of the Ohio Mate Journal. He
m. Sept. 9, 1847, Martha Bristol. Children:
I. Charles F. Thrall, b. Aug. 5. 1849; m. (1) Harriet Douglas and had
dau. Mabel ; in. (2i the widow of his brother Walter.
II. Walter G. Thrall, b. Nov. 20, 1852, d. 1S&1 ; ra. Nannie Byers. Had
son Walter, who is in. and has son Walter.
III. Hattie Lttlie Thrall, b. Dec. 19, 1S57, d. Fob. 14, 1859.
IV. Frank R. Thrall, b. Sept. 28, 1859 ; m. Millie Dages. Has dau.
V. Adelp.ekt Webster Thkall. b. July 21, ISC:}; m. Annie Hamon. Has
sons, Henry and Luciau.
iv. George E. Thrall, b. in Circleville, 0., .Apr. 23, 1829. Graduated
at Kenyon College, 1848; Theological Seminary, Alexandria,
Va. Rector of Church of the Messiah, Brooklyn* N. Y., in 1862.
He m. (1) Thomasina Cist, and had one dau., Minnie Thrall;
in. (2) Nov. 10, 1859, Charlotte Bostwick, and had Son, Edwin
Thrall.
v. Charlotte M. Thrall, d. in childhood.
_-
180 Thrall. [April
vi. Melissa H. Thrall, b. in Granville, 0., May 28, 1835 m. Jan. .
1858, Elizur AVebster, a merchant in New York City. Childr. u
I. Frederick H. Webster; m. Eugenia Butteriield and lias children
II. George A. Webster; m. and has two children.
III. William Webster, d. 1903. Had four children.
IV. Hawley Webster. Has one child.
vii. Mary Abigail Thrall, b. in Granville, 0., Dec. 24, 1839; m. ( >. \
17, 1861, Thomas O. Phinney, son of Anson Phinney. He i* t
farmer near Clintonville, 0. Children :
I. Frederick Phinney.
II. Charles Phinney. Has two children.
III. Guy Phinney. Has three children.
IV. Mabel Phinney'.
24. William B.7 Thrall (Jesse* and Mabel Rose, Samuel*
John? John? Timothy? William'), b. in Rutland, Vt., June '-,
1798, d. in Columbus, O., June 7, 1873. He learned the art oi
printing in the office of the Rutland Herald; emigrated to Oh.
in 1817, and at twenty-one became editor of the Olive Branch
at Circleville, which as the Herald and Olive Branch he edit;*-!
for twenty-five years, when he became editor and part owner
of the Ohio State Journal at Columbus. He represented Pick i-
way Co. in the Legislature in 1837; was Mayor of Circleville,
1831-8 ; Associate Justice, 1845 ; head of one of the bureaus oi
the Treasury Department, 1852-4; Comptroller of the State
Treasury, 1858-02. A full biography of him will be found on
pages 218-226 of the History of Franklin and Pickaway Co<=
On Aug. 6, 1822, he m. (1) Nancy Graham, who d. July 2ft,
1823; m. (2) Feb. 1, 1825, Maria Rockwell, who survived him
They had nine children, only four of whom reached maturity :
i. William Rockwell Thrall ; a physician-surgeon in the Crii;:- w
War, 1854-6 ; in the Union army, 1861-5. He m. July 14, i s" ■
Hannah Galliger of Zanesville, 0.
ii. Caroline Maria Thrall, b. May 19, 1837; m. May 12, IK '
George C. Benham, b. at Geneva, N. Y., Feb. 15, 1836, d. Mar
18, 1887. Mr. Benham'e father moved to Tiffin, 0., about 1* •
At the age of nine years the boy was apprenticed to a drug.:; -'■
and in the intervals of business and during the hours of n'-'-'
devoted himself to study, so successfully that he became
intelligent and cultivated man. When twenty years of ago •
was given a position in the State Treasury Department by * • • :
W. H. Gibson, State Treasurer, and two years later was n: >
chief clerk under the new Comptroller, Mr. W. B. Thrall. I :
was a continual contributor to the newspapers, and in So]
1861, was appointed war correspondent for the New ^
World, and in November for the Cincinnati Gazette, servis ;
both papers during the war. In Jan., 1866, he sold his Hit' •
eets in Columbus and moved to Louisiana, purchasing a y ■>■■<'■•'
tation, "Elton," in East Carroll Parish; he with those h ■■• ;
ested in the company proposing to raise cotton. He was aj
pointed postmaster at Lake Providence, and published a Utl
paper called the Eltwi Bugle, becoming a leader in the R< I "•
lican party there, a Judge of the Eighth District, State Sena' :
?H% ^t ,.
i .*-:... -jagg
if*
|f»
K- ;
1
." '--
N|s^
j
\
r^*V-»
|
^«f^'}\fx
^^":';
/
;" ^f" /-"
^^
,'' . /-' ,™*-
/
y ^
7
William B. Thrall
-
i
•' ' ■■/
I &£?
r
<00W$*
4 ■■■>'-■ ?!*?"*£ ^-l ;
1 JF
George C. Ben ham
9FWf&r*gw'r
1000.] Thrall. 181
and member of the State Board of Public Works. In 1880 he
published "A Year of Wreck," an account of -his attempt to
run a cotton plantation in 1806. He d. at " Longwood," Ben-
ham, La. His body was interred in Green Lawn Cemetery,
Columbus O. Their children were :
I. William George Benham, b. Nov. 10, 18G0 ; m. Dec. 2, 1884, Sara Whit-
sett Church, b. Dec. 24, 1561. Children :
1. William George Benham, b. Sept. 18, 18S5.
2. Emily Church Benham, b. July 19, 18S7. ,
3. Eugene Thirlestam Benham, b. Mar. 7, 1889.
4. Caroline Thrall Benham, b. Feb. 3, 1892.
II. Henry Thrall Benham, b. June 20, 1S64; in. Sept. 1, 1887, Virginia
McFarland. Children:
1. James McFarland Benham, b. Oct. 18, 18S8.
2. Henry Thrall Benham, b. 1896.
III. George Chittenden Benham, b. June 18, 1874 ; num.
iii. Henry Thrall. Captain at 22 years of age in the battle of Bull
Run ; on staff of Gen. Fremont.
iv. Theron Russell Thrall. At age of 17 commanded a company
called to guard prisoners at Camp Chase.
26. Eliphaz7 Thrall (Eliphaz* and Mary Mead, Samuel;
John? John? Timothy? William1), b. in Underhill, Chittenden
Co., Vt., Apr. 7, 1803, d. in Hartford Tp., Licking Co., O., Apr.
17, 1850. He. was m. Apr. 24, 1827, by the Rev. Jacob Little,
to Julia A., dau. of Eleazer Nichols of Granville. She was b.
at Westford, Chittenden Co., Vt., Feb. 22, 1807, and d. Mar. 12,
1879. Their children were :
i. Martha N. Thrall, b. Mar. 15, 1829 ; m. Dec. 22, 1863, King K.
Hill of Croton, 0. She lives in Williamsburg, Ky., with her
son. Her children were :
I. Albert S. Hill. b. 1864; President of Highland Normal College, Wil-
liamsburg, Ky.
II. Lucy A. Hill, b. Jan. 14, 1965, d. Nov. 4, .
III. Frank T. Hill, b. Oct. 21. 1872; a farmer near Croton, O.; m. Mary
Pendleton of Pataskala, O. Has a dau.
IV. Nettie Belle Hill. b. Mar. 14, 1874, d. Apr. 28, 1877.
ii. Eleazer Nichols Thrall, b. in Granville, 0., Nov. 4, 1830, d.
Dec. 21, 1S64. He m. Sarah Martindale of Johnstown, O., who
d. in Shadeville, 0., after 1900. He was a farmer near Croton.
Children :
I. Mary Thrall, d. when about 20 years old.
II. Della Thrall; resides Shadeville, O.
III. Eleazer Thrall ; a physician in Shadeville, O.
iii. Harriet Minerva Thrall, b. Dec. 30, 1832, at Granville, 0.; m.
Dr. A. W. Buell of Hartford Tp.; d. Mar. 5, 1864. He lived
near Cincinnati, 0. Children :
I. Julia Buell; m. Prof. Powell ; lives in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. Had
many children.
II. Werster Buell; m. and lives in Iowa.
in. Fremont Buell; lived in Kansas.
iv. Aaron Thrall, b. May 1, 1834, in Granville, 0., d. in the Union
army at Murfreesboro, Tenn., Mar. 11, 1863; unm.
v. Charlotte Thrall, b. Feb. 23, 1836, d. Jan. 15, 1872 ; m. Sept. 16,
1853, Abram B. Parish, b. Feb. 22, 1827, d. July 23, 1883. Chil-
dren :
, ,
182 Ihrall [Ann!,
4
I. Alice Parish, b. May 30, 1S5S: m. June 6, 1S78, Ira L. Hartman. CI
drcn :
1. Charles C. Hartman, b. Mar. 8, 1881 ; m. June 11, 1905, Mun.,<
Turner.
2. IVY P. Hartman, b. Aug. 29, 1882, d. Mar. 16, 18S3.
3. Stanley R. Hartman, b. Dec. 0, IScG.
4. Ira C. Hartman, b. July 9, 1890.
5. 'William C. Hartman, b. Aug. 14, 1S97.
II. Emma Parish, b. Jan. 20, I860; in. Aug. 20, 1883, Elmer E. Ross. Chi!-
dren:
1. . Leota F. Ross, b. June 12, 1SS4 ; m. June 23, 1904, Clifton Pari; h
2. Austin V. Ross, b. Mar. 24, 1SS6.
3. Edgar V. Ross, b. Feb. 12, 1S88.
4. Edwin L. Ross, b. Feb. 12, 1888, d. Oct. 20, 1893.
III. William Parish, b. Aug. 13, 1867 : m. Mar. 19, 1832, Mary V. Hartman
Childr. n :
1. Helen T. Parish, b. Aug. 30, 1893.
2. NaDA E. Parish, b. Feb. 9, 1896.
3. Haroldine G. Parish, b. Apr. 21, 1901.
III. Charlotte Parish, b. Jan. S, 1872; m. Apr. 14, 1896, Charles ConarJ
No children.
vi. George 0. ThralL, b. in Granville, Oct. 14: 1838; m. Phoebe
Baker of Appleton, Licking Co. He is a farmer near Croton.
No children.
vii. Edward N. Thrall, b. Dec. 19, 1S39, d. in YvTebb City, Mo., Jan.
20, 1886; unm.
viii. William H. Thrall, b. in Granville, July 7, 1841 ; m. Mary War-
ner, b. in Manchester, England, Oct. 15, 1849; is a farmer in
Croton. Children:
I. Eva M. Thrall, b. Feb. 25, 1800.
II. Edna L. Thrall, b. May 3, 1892.
ix. Henry S. Thrall, b. Jan. 7, 1S43, in Granville; m. Martha Stim-
son of Alexandria. He died in Hammond, Ind., Feb. 7. 1690.
Children:
I. Nellie Thrall ; m. and lives in Chicago. No children.
II. Jessie Thrall; m. and lives in Chicago. One child.
III. Stephen Thrall; lives in, Chicago.
| IV. Mary Thrall; m. Has two children.
V. Carrie Thrall.
x. Lewis S. Thrall, b. July 7, 1845, in Hartford Tp.; m. Euretta
Roberts of Galena, 0. He was a farmer in Iowa, and both d.
there. Child ,
I. John Thrall ; m. and lives in Goklburg, Iowa. Has one child.
xi. Corwix Thrall, b. Apr. 7. 1847, in Hartford Tp., d. Mar. 26, 19Q4.
in Columbus, O. He m. Aug. 26, 1869, Rosetta Hillman, of
Croton. Children : *
I. Lottie Lor Thrall, b. Mar. 4, 1872, d. Oct. 10, 1S73.
II. Hem an P. Thrall, d. Feb. IS, 1877 ; resides in Columbus.
III. Harry G. Thrall, b. Jan. 26, 1879 ; in. Grace Filler of Columbus' Nov.
19, I9u2,
xii. Franklin R. Thrall, b. Jan. 11, 1851, in Hartford Tp.; m. Melissa
Hall of Lock, Knox Co., 0. He is a farmer near Croton. Chil-
dren :
I. Estelle Thrall ; m. Del Rfcss of Croton. Has two children.
II. Lora D. Thrall. Educated at Ohio University, Athens, O.; i* «'»
electrical engineer in Cleveland, O.
27. Benjamin F.7 Thrall {Eliphatf and Mary Mead, Sam-
uel? John? John,' Timothy:' William'), b. in Rutland, Vt., in IS05,
d. in Kirkersville, O., Aug. k25, 1870. He came to Granville.
O., with his parents" in 1813, settling on what is known now as
1
i
r"
y^^ft
N
1
i 2^
i
I
Eliphaz Thrall
Mrs. Eliphaz Thrall
%
% • :
| T*^
-,\ V/
- !
■ - .. r..-: i ^
f ."
j;^** -' ,
^W : ': -•
-. r
1
'■■t
% ft&jp ' --„;.„,
■3.
:?
J ^
I
I'-- "
■ s^.
f
• '>^L-
Dr. II.T. Thrall
H. II. Thrall
¥■::?,.;-*>-<--■-- ->~ w.- .■:.•»
r.
ft
i
"f
■
'h- - - ■
^Mt-wa»MK^4ai,
'/^h-
!*;» %
**s*v m
A
Col. Walter Thrall
Mrs. Walter Thrall
1906.] Thrall. 183
the Grove Case farm, where he lived until he grew to manhood.
He. made a study of medicine and surgery and practiced under
a certificate issued by the 21st District Medical Society of
Ohio, signed, John M. Russell, M. D., Pres.; D. Marble, Sec'y.
IHe graduated from the Ohio Medical College in Cincinnati in
March, 1840. He began practicing medicine in Brownsville,
Licking Co., O. Here he m. Eliza Pyle, whose ancestors came
over to this country in 1777 to engage in the War of the Revo-
tion. They first settled in Virginia, and when this country was
only a wilderness, came and settled on a farm near Brownsville.
He spent almost his entire life practicing medicine in Licking
Co. He was a very successful surgeon, and during the Rebel-
lion served as surgeon in the hospital at Camp Butler, 111., for
two years. He was an enthusiastic Free Mason and Odd Fel-
low. They had twelve children, ten of whom lived to the age
of maturity :
i. Della Thrall, b. 1834; m. E. G Ogden and lives in Cannons-
ville, N. Y. Has one dau., Nettie Ogden, m. John Hathaway
of Cannonsville and lives in Philadelphia.
ii. Sarah Thrall, b. 1836; m. John Campbell; lives in Martins-
burg, Iowa. Has children, Frank, Daniel, Robert, Phoebe.
Eliza and Minnie Campbell.
iii. Robert F. Thrall, b. 1838; lives in Los Angeles, Cal.; unm.
iv. John F. Thrall, b. Apr. 30, 1842. Was a private in Co. K, 47th
111. Inf. He lost his right arm at the battle of Corinth, Oct. 3,
1862. He m. Laura Compton of Black Lick, Franklin Co., 0.,
Mar., 1875. Has son :
I. Frank Raymond Thrall, b. .Time 17. 1876 ; ru. Lena Dixon of Colum-
bus, in Mar.. 1900; resides Cleveland, O. Has dau., Marion Laura
Thrall., b. Feb., 1905.
v. Daniel Thrall, b. Mar. 31, 1844, d. in Los Angeles, Cal.. in
1902; unm.
vi. William B. Thrall, b. 1846 ; unm.; resides Dayton, 0.
vii. Caroline Thrall, b. 1S48; unm.; resides Indianapolis, Ind.
viii. Eliphaz Thrall (twin), b. 1850; m. (1 ) Caroline Harris of Kirk-
ersville, 0. He lived in Topeka, Kan. On her death he m.
(2) . Children by first wife :
I. Helen Thrall: m. Carter Smith of Cannonsville, N. Y.
II. Grace Thrall; m. James Mauger of Pataskala, O.
III. Ada Thrall; m. Frank Mason of Etna, O.
ix. Eliza Thrall: m. Frank Kidwell, d. in Kirkersville, 0., in 1S79.
x. Harriet Thrall, b. 1852; m. L. A. Austin ; moved to Granville,
O., in 1874, where they have lived until the present time. He
carried on the jewelry business in Granville for a quarter of
a century, disposing of his store when President McKinley
appointed him postmaster, and is now serving his second term
under the appointment of President Roosevelt.
1828
1828
1828
1828
1828
1828
1828
1828
1827
1S27
1827
1S27
1S27
1827
1827
1827
1828
1828
1S28
1828
1828
1823
1828
1828
182S
1828
1S2S
1828
1828
1828
1828
1828
182S
1828
1828
1828
1828
1828
1828
1828
1828
1828
1828
1828,
Marriage Record, Franklin County, Ohio.
Volume 2.
December 14, lSl-i— June 15, 1830.
By Miss May Mermod Scott, A. B., of Columbus, Ohio.
(Continued from Vol. VIII, No. 1, page 57.)
June 24. Abram Smith and Sally Ann Spain ; J. Davis, J. P.
June 5. Jacob Hoover and Catherine Reeder; J. Davis, J. P.
April 24. Loger Grace and Sarah Jones ; Charles Sells, J. P.
July 8. John McElhany and Susanna Gooding; Eb'r Washburn,
V. D. M.
July 15. Littleton Gray and Anna Needles ; Nathan Emery, Elder in
the Methodist E. Church.
July 17. William Gibson and LTri Ann Godown ; Geo. Black, J. P.
Mav 15. John McCoy and Kachael Sells; Sam'l Hamilton, Elder in
the M. E. Church. r
July 24. James Armintage and Eliza Jameson ; Jacob Grubb, J. P.
February 22. Jacob Elmore and Eliza Early ; (Rev.) James Hoge.
April 17. Elijah Ellis and Mary Kerr; James Hoge.
April 27. George McDermot and D. A. ^aniord ; James Hoge.
September 7. Isaac Holmes and Maria Moorehead; James Hoge.
September 13. James Woo<l and Polly Warner; James Hoge.
September 26. John M. Starr and Mira Talley ; James Hoge.
October 27. Robert R. Carson and Eliza Meredeth ; James Hoge.
December 1. John S. Runyon and Sally Brown ; James Hoge.
May 20. John Curry and E. C. Henderson ; James Hoge.
May 27. Daniel Hedges and Ann Ross ; James Hoge.
June 5. Griffin RTMmor and Caroline A. Weston ; James Hoge.
June 24. James C. Smith and Jane Reece; James Hoge.
November 10. Horace Loomis and Jenneit Wright; Gideon W.
Hunt, J. P.
August 28. James Hudson and Elizabeth Stults ; John Long, J. P.
August 24. Mathias Teeg and Louisa Steadman ; J. Davis, J. P.
June 28. Ignatius Wheeler and M. J. Naydenbash ; Wm. Lush, J. P.
August 7. Joseph Thompson and Eliza Smith; Chandlor Rodgers, J. P.
September 9. James Evans and Iluklah Morris ; John F. Solomon. ^
July 24. Nathaniel Painter and Martha McEiitire; Hugh Iiams, J. P.
September 1 1 . William Suttle and Annah G room; Wm. Stirewalt, J. P.
Serjtember 8. John Miller and Mary Shrum ; Adam Miller.
September 28. Thomas Johnston and Pebe Ann Cronston ; S. Ham-
ilton, Elder in the M. E. Church.
September 30. Clark Matthews and Sally Dean ; James Laws.
June 5. Matthias Sharp and Sarah Se-ne; Aristaches Walker, J. P.
March 27. Caleb R. Jewett and Darias Pinney ; Aristarchus Walker.
June 8. Samuel Baker and Rebecca Bridges; Aristarchus Walker, J. P.
May 22. Elisna Dildine and Eleanor Kraner ; Charles Rarrev, M. K,
Church.
September 27. Daniel Piper and Elizabeth Jones; 1. N.Walter, E. C. C
September 22. John J. Garretson and Alary Goodson; John Tipton, J.P-
September 25. (Signed) James Elliott and Chloe Foley; Benjamin
Britton, E. C. C.
November 12. William Davidson and Polly Hellman; Jacob Grubb.
November 27. Phillip Hay and Lucy Dage ; Joseph Long.
December 7. John Hutchinson and Aurilea Brown; W. T. Martin, J . 1*.
October 2. James C. Miller and Rosey Ann Warson; Daniel Beard.
November 27. Jonah Stagg and Marian Baldwin ; Wm. Long, J. P.
November 20. Henry Shoemaker and Susan Tillbery; J. Gander, J. P«
1S4
1006.]
Marriage Records, Franklin County, Ohio.
185
1828
1S2S
1828
1828
1828
1828
1828
1828
1828
7828
1828
1828
1828
1828
1828
1828
1828
^828
1828
1828
^1828
1S28.
1828
1829
1828
1829
1829
1829
1829
1S28
1829
1828
1829
1828
1829
1828
1828
1829
1829
1829
1829
1829
1829
1827
1829
1S29
1829
1829
1829
1829
1829
1829
1829
1829
1829
1829
September 7. Johnathan Lee and -Elizabeth Mullen ; J. Gander, J. P.
December 4. Thomas O'Harra and Lucinda Legg; George Jefferies,
Ordained Minister of the Gospel.
August 28. James Blain and Abigail Eder ; Geo. Jefferies.
November 20. Abraham Barber and Louisa Hendren ; Geo. Jefferies.
September 13. Selah Parker and Catharine Sulsor; Geo. Jefferies.
November 20. Abraham Wood and Elizabeth Gundy ; John Tipton.
October 19. Daniel Harris and Susannah Hawkey; \Vm. Long, J. P.
December 15. Joseph Brown ajnd Elizabeth Emery ; Thomas Wood.
October 16. James Piercy and Sally Coble ; Win. Long, J. P.
October 1. Thomas Tipton and Elizabeth Zinn ; W. T. Martin.
November 16.
November 10.
November 16.
December 25.
December 11.
November 6.
John Bishop and Sally Whitzel; J. Gander, J. P.
Horace Loomis and Jennett Wright ; Gideon W. Hart.
Sidney Brown and Ann Hart ; Nathan Stern.
William Britton and Margaret Temple; Win. Delzell.
John Smallman and Lydia Wagoner ; Jacob Smith, J. P.
Newton Case and Azubah Gay; Aristarches "Walker, J. P.
October 12. Joshua Cole and Margaret Clover , (Rev.) H. Crabb.
December 25. Solomon Groves and Elizabeth Johnston ; P. Adams.
October 19. Samuel T. Shinn and Elizabeth Shinn ; P. Adams, J. P.
December 4. Phillip Rhoades and Eleanor Colwell; Geo. Beals. J. P.
December 1 1. 'David F. Squires and Elizabeth Smith ; John Davis.
December IS. William Gundy and Keziah Johnston; John Tipton.
November 24. Daniel Decker and Margaret Bhikeiy ; Wm. Patterson.
February 1. Emanuel Cryder and Polly McGiil ; Geo. Black, J. P.
December 25. George Goldsmith and Sarah Demorest ; W. T. Martin.
Januarv 25. William M. Bills and Sarah Ann Weaks ; Isaac Fisher,
Elder C. C.
February 17. Isaac GuiTy and Elizabeth Davidson; John Swisher. J. P.
January 15. William Cox and Sarah Ward ; George Jefferies.
January 22. Thomas Martin and Hannah White ; George Jefferies.
December 4. Thomas O'Harra and Lucinda Legg ; George Jefferies.
January 15. Joshua Stevenson and Mrs. Ann Hopkins ; Leroy Sworn-
stead.
December 25. Benjamin Lee and Nancy Jordan ; Hiland Hulburd.
February 14. Joseph Spanglcr and Betsy Sherman; Leroy Sworn stead.
December 4. Otho Godman and Maria Watts ; Leroy Swornstead.
February 15. J)avid Pancake and Elizabeth Bishop; Leroy Swornstead.
December 14. David Croy and Sally Wasson; Amaziah Hutchinson.
December 13. Frederick Spangler and Kebeca Lambert ; John F.
Solomon.
March 5. Abraham Rainear and Christiana Ponntious; J. F. S.
January 29. Solomon Woodring and Catherine Bildm ; J. F. S.
March 10. Jesse Hutson and Mary Needles; John F. Solomon.
January 25. Jacob Clevenger and* Sarah Rimer; John F. Solomon.
March 12. S. Brinkerhoot and Elizabeth Clymer; Leroy Swornstead.
March 5. Simeon Pool and Maria McCloud ; Leroy Swornstead.
December 6. Solomon Borror and Deiila Miller; Wooley Conrad.
June 11. Andrew Whitsell and Mary linger ; Abram Shoemaker, J. P.
July 9. Frederick Whitsell and Polly Hews; Abram Shoemaker, J. P.
May 28. David French and Sarah Ingham ; Geo. Jeffries.
June 11. Amos W. Ramsey and Eleaner Riley; Geo. Jeffries.
June 17. Alonso Williams and Margaret Smith ; Geo. Jeffries.
August 14. John Seeds and Asenith Britton ; Geo. H. Patterson, E. C. C.
August 6. James Vanderburgh and Ann W. House; Leroy S worm-
stead, M. G.
July 16. Micajah Parrish and Nancy Duff; Geo. Jeffries.
July 12. Franklin B. Chester and Nancy Porter; Geo. Jeffries.
July 5. John Otstot and Ellen Van Voorhis; Leroy SworinBted.
June 11. Peter Barnes and Mary E I 'avis; I. N. \Valter, E. C. C.
May 10. John Voris and Margaret Mock ; Leroy S worms ted.
(To be continued.)
Monumental Inscriptions in the Town Cemetery, Centerburg,
Knox County, Ohio.*
By Horace \Y. Whatman, Hou. Mem.
Farquhar— Benjamin, b. 17S2, d. 1865.
Margaret, his wife, b. 1N0S, d. 1892.
Elijah, their son, b. 1847, d. 1860.
Dally— Mary A., d. Aug. 6, 1897, a>. 32 y. 5 m. 2 d.
John, d. Nov. 5. 1865, se 67 v.
Carmichael— Ellen, wife of H., d. Aug. 26, 1864, se. 26 y.
Josephine, their dau., d. Nov. 3, 1857, se. 1 y.
Michell — Sarah Ann, dau. of Wm. and Lucy, b. July 31, 1S49, d. Nov. 4, 1855.
Mieliell and Mitchell, same family.
Hyatt — Naomi M., wife of H. A., dau. of Wm. and Lucv Mitchell, d. Jum-
3, 1859, se. 22 v. 10 m.
Pierce— Asa H., d. June 1, 1900, ad. 90 v. 10 m.
William H., son of 0. and C, d. Mar. 19, 1856, as. 1 y. 9 m.
Margaret, wife of Asa, d. July IS, 1852, a?. 43 y.
Skillen— Moses, d. Mar. 9, 1856, se. 60 y.
Susie, d. Sept. 10, 1S5S, se. 17 y.
Hannah, wife of George, d. Oct. 3, 1858, se. 49 y,
George, d. July 23, 1899, x. 93 v. Buried at Pasadena, Cal.
Davies, d. Julv 26,' 1865. a?. 29 y.
Newton D., d. Sept. 10, 1S91, se. 40 y.
Waldrof— Robert J. son of M. and E., d. Sept. 12, 1854, se. 1 y. 3 m.
Jacob B., son of M. and E., d. Dec. 14, 1851, se 1 y. 4 m.
Morris W., son of INI. and E., d. Oct. 11, 1858, se. 10 m.
Morris, d. Oct. 9, 1858, se. 43 y.
Northr up— Eliza, wife of J., d. Mar 25, 1890, a? 66 y.
James, d. Aug. 2t>, 1879, se. SO y.
Huffman — Sarah Jane, wife of John, d. Nov. 2, 1855, se. 23 y. 11 m.
Eaton— Cassius M., son of Wm. and M., d. Oct. 30, 1854, se. 2 y.
Riley— John, d. Mar. 18, 1896, a?. S4 y.
Sustui G., wife of John, d. April 13, 18S9, 93. 74 y.
Morgan, son of John and S , d. Sept. 9, 1876, se.. 23 y.
Rilea — Bruce G., son of John and Sarah, d. July 1, 1851, se. 1 y.
Clarissa A., dau. of John and Sarah, d. June 28, 1854, se, 10 m.
Green — Druzilla, wife of J., d. Mar. 23, 1S54, se. 25 y.
Mary, wife of J., d Oct, 6, 1900, se. 63 y.
Daniel, d. Oct. 15, 18/2, se. 75 y.
Catherine, wife of Daniel, d. Oct, 12, 1877, se. 74 y.
Butcher — Clinton Marshall, son of Nahum and Angelina, d. April 11, 1872,
se. 11 m. 26 d.
Marshall — Morris G., son of David and Lydia, d. Mar. 24, 186S, a;. 15 y.
5 m, 7 d.
Darwin A., d. Dec. 19, 1862, se. 21 y. 3 d.
Emaline, dau. of W. and L., d. Mar. 15, 1861, se. 12 y.
Lydia, wife of David, d. Jan. 4, 1857, se. 36 v.
David, d. Feb. 7, 1876, a-. 59 v. 10 m. 14 d.
Huflman— Benjamin, d. Sept. 18, 1880, se. 39 v. 5 m. 12 d.
Infant son of B. and M., d Feb. 10, 1873."
Jeremiah, d. Nov. 3, 1864, se. 37 y. 1 m. 18 d.
Mary, wife of Benjamin, d. Sept. 3, 1864, se. 65 y. 7 m. 27 d.
Benjamin, d. Sept. 22, 18S9, se. 85 y. 8 m. 28 d.
Lair — Ruth, wife of Andrew, d. .
• Formerly the Baptist Grav<.yar<L
186
w
1906.] Insaiptions — German Cemetery. 187
Best—Melissa, dau. of Wm. arid Sophia, d. Mar. 7, 1S53, a\ 6 ra.
Peter L., son of Win. and Sophia, d. Feb. 12, 1S56, re. 7 y,
Ananias T., son of Wra. and Sophia, d. Feb. 4, 1872, a*. 24 y. 5 m. 16 d.
William, d. Sept. 12, 1S77, ic. 52 v. 3 m. 3 d.
Sophia, wife of William, d. Mar. 22. 1884, ;»•. 61 y. 1 m. 21 d.
Jennings — Infant son of C. and ST., d. July 2, 1856.
Stivers— Marv E. A , dau. of L. and E., d. Dee. 4, 1864, a?. 12 y.
Hollister— E. M., d. Oet. 10, 1S64, a3. 48 v.
Elizabeth, wife of E. M., d. April 5, "1851, se. 30 y.
Sarah Ann, their dau., d. Nov. 10, 1850, se. 3 y.
Youngblood — William L., d. Aug. 3, 1889, e&. 63 y. 2 m. 1 d.
Woodruff — Emma, wife of J. S.,
Debolt — Emma, dau. of L. and Z., d. Mar. 28, 1887, se. 23 y. 7 m. 7 d.
Zerella, wife of Levi, d. April 25, 1895, a?. 55 y. 4 m. 14 d.
Townsend — Harriett, dau. of Appleton and Roxev, d. Dec. 20, 1847, a?. 16 y.
Mills— Rev. I. I. [Masonic], d. Oct. 11, 1884, se. 33 y. 8 m. 10 d.
Sutton— Samuel, b. Jan. 21, 1827, d. Nov. 9, 1903.
Maretta, b. July 17, 1825, d. May 6, 1809.
Alfred, son of Stephen and Elizabeth, d. Nov. 28, 1845, se. 16 v. 1 m. 1 d.
Stephen, d. Aug. 21, 1844, se. 45 y. 5 m. 12 d.
Myers— George S., d. Oct. 1, 1844, se. 27 y. 11 m.
Margaret L., wife of George R., d. June 13, 1851, &e. 2S y. 3 m. 2 d.
Infant son of G. S. and Margaret L., d. May 4, 1847.
Owen E., son of George R. and Margaret L., d. Jan. 22, 1869, se. 6 wks.
Kinkead— Catherine, d. Nov. — , 1844, se. 18 y.
Thompson, Anna, wife of Asa, d. Aug. 2, 1848, se. 37 y. 11 m. 25 d.
Morev— Loren, Co. B, 4th 0. V. I., d^ Feb. 3, 1892, se. 53 v. 3 m. 21 d.
Weaver— Marie, wife of W. E., d. Feb. IS, 1890, se. 20 v. io m. 13 d.
Marshall— William, d. Dec. 3, 1847, se. 34 y.
Armstrong— Melinda, wife of John, d. July 10, 1S54, re. .
Elijah, son of Thomas and Sarah Ann, d. Nov. 30, 1846, se. 1 y.
Eaton — Charles, son of Joseph and Sarah, d. Dec. 29, 1846, se. 10 m.
Joseph, d. July 20, 1847, a?. 62 y. 8 m. 11 d.
Benjamin, d. Nov. 18, 1851, se. 23 y. 8 m. 25 d.
Mary, dau. of J. and S., d. April 15, 1S57, se. 1 y. 3 m. 10 d.
Sutherland — Joseph D., d. Aug. 17, 1847, m. 26 y.
Schoonover — Cashes, son of H. and Jane, d. Oct. 28, 1S51. se 1 y. 1 m. 4 d.
McNeeley — William, son of F. B., d. May 15. 1859, ;e. 5 m. 13 d.
David, son of F. B. and E., d. Feb. d, 1856, se. 3 y. 10 m. 5 d.
Infant dau. of F. B. and B., d. Feb. 6, 1S59, re. 4 m.
Robert, son of F. B. and E., d. Feb. 22, 1847, a±. 8 d.
Neel— William, d. Mar. 7, 1849, se, 36 y.
Seely A., son of and Elizabeth, d. Jan. 7, 1846, se. 1 y.
(To be continued:)
Inscriptions from German Cemetery Three Miles East of Alum
Creek on Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio, and Sixty
Rods South of Street.
Claus— Anna Maria, wife of John Frank, b. Nov. 7, 1826, d. Feb. 17, 1865.
Barnhard, d. Aug. 7, 1864, a). 67 y. 3 m.
George, b. 1836, d. 1855".
Congendetfer— Michael, b. Jan. 10, 1791, d. April 2, 1847, re. 56 y. 2 m. 22d.
Doersam — George, d. Feb. 26, 1879, se. 81 y. 6 m.
Mary, wife of, d. Mav 3, 1872. bb. 75 v.
Emick— Eva Katherina, d. Feb. 14, 1S68, se. 62 y.
Emig — Eve, dau. of George and Eve, d. Jan. 20, 1858, ;e. 10 y.
188 Notes a?id Queries. _ [April,
Frev — Caroline, dau. of Henrv and Mary Ann, d. April 6, 1846, te. 7 y.
"Joseph, d. Sept. 24, 1832, le. 60 y. 5 m. 20 d.
Lewis, b. Aug. 25, 1810, d. Feb. 20, 1855.
In death I live : in du^t I sleep.
No more I sigh ; no more I weep.
Louiee Z., dau. of Henrv and Mary Ann, d. Nov. 29, 1852, se. 4 v
10 m. 29 d.
Margaret, wife of Joseph, d. April 13, 1857, se. 75 y. 8 m. 11 d.
William, son of Henry and Mary Ann, d. July 29, 1856, se. 1 y. 7 m. 6 d.
Frund — Anna Maria, wife of Urs, d.* Jan. 14, 1845, se. 43 y. 4 m. 19 d.
George, son of Urs and Anna Maria, d. Sept. 25, 1843, se. 11 y. 11 ni.
Henrv, b. Nov. 29, 1840, d. April 12, 1843.
Jacob, d. Mar. 4, 1866, re. 27 v. 11 m. 2 d.
Urs, b. Nov. 28, 1S00, d. April 8, 1873.
Haut— Barbara, wife of P., d. Mar. 25, 1863, se. 36 y. 3 m. 13 d.
Emmy, dau. of P. and B., d. June 1, 1S63, se. 2 y. 10 m. 22 d.
Helfre — Adam, d. April 15, 1875, se. 45 v.
Khun— Margaret, d. Mav 12, 1850, se. 17 y. 11 m. "Catholic."
Klaus— Margaret ha, d. Nov , A. D. 1853.
Kuhn — Benedik, son of Martin and Katherina, b. Feb. 10, 1840, d. Oct.
8, 1860.
Lotz— Catharina, b. Ausr. 27, 1852, d. Nov. 11, 1857.
Schlitt— Benedict, b. Jan. 25, 1815, d. Dec. 24, 1849.
[Name illegible] d. 1S41.
B. S. [email headstone]
Margaretha, b. Nov. 7, 1788, d. Jan. 30, 1858.
Margaretha, b. Mar. 20, 1820, d. Aug. 6, 1841.
Paulina, d. Nov. 11, 1855, se. 28 v. 6 m. 11 d.
Schwartz— Elizabetha, b. Mar. 27, 1800, d. Dec. 5, 1867.
Elizabetha, b. Sent. 17, 1833, d. Julv 19, 1853.
Margaretha Rittel, dau. of Peter, b.'Aug. 21, 1837, d. Feb. 26, 1860.
Peter, b. Dec. 14, 1856. se. 55 v. 5 m.
Vogle— Andrew, d. Oct. 28, 1860,1c. 49 y.
Waltar— Eva, b. Jan. 3, 1841, d. Mar. 5,* 1875.
Joseph, b. July 15, 1871, d. Sept. 22, 1871.
Maria Barbara", b. Jan., 1804, d. Nov. 23, 1871.
Yearling— George," son of Adam and C, d. Oct. 15, 1862, se. 7 y. 7 m.
Zimmer— John Jacob, b. Jan. 6, 1790, d. Aug. 6, 1850.
Mary Ann T., wife of John Jacob, d. Oct. 29, 1854, se. 62 y. 4 m. 29 d.
NOTES AND QUERIES.
Queries.
The department of Queries is free to members of this Society only. To all others a
charge of ten cents per line will be made.
Persons sending queries to The Quarterly should give their names and P. O. addresses.
Replies to queries should in all cases be sent to the Editor, for insertion in The Quarterly.
Covey.— Lyman Covey, b. about 1796, d. in Leonidas, St. Joseph Co.,
Mich., about 1866, se. about 70. Lived in St. Lawrence, Steuben or Chau-
tauqua Cos., N. Y.; m. Hannah . Had (1) Lydia Ann, who m. ■ •
Franklin; (2) Solomon Daniel, who m. Sarah Ann Woodward; (3) Isaac:
(4) Perrin ; (5) a dau., who m. Wellman. Who were the parents of
Lyman and Hannah ?
Griswold.— In Lebanon, X. H., the following children were born to Major
John and Ruth (Hewitt) Griswold; she d. Oct. 80, 1770: Hannah, b. Oct.
6, 1761 ; Lydia. b. May 11, 1763; John, b. Feb. 24, 1765; Jedediah, b. Apr.
1, 1767 ; Benjamin, b. May 29, 1769.
1900.] Notes and Queries. 189
John Griswold m. (2) Dec. 4, 1772, Elizabeth Porter, and to them the fol-
lowing children were born in Lebanon, N. H.: Charlotte, b. Nov. 27, 1772;
Hewitt, b. May 10, 1774; Joseph, b. Aug. 2, 177G ; Ahira, b. Feb. 13, 1778;
Elizabeth, b. May 27, 1780; Ede, b. Apr. 26, 1784.
Can any one tell me the names and address of any descendants of any of
the children besides John, Elizabeth and Ede? 1 have the descendants
of those three, but am unable to learn any of the others. Any information
will be thankfully received.
I have the military (Revolutionary) record of Major John Griswold,
which I shall be pleased to send to any one desiring it. G. E. H.
Woodward — Daniel Woodward, of New York State, m. Haskins.
Had (1) George (Maj. Gen. in Civil War); (2) Sarah Ann, m. Samuel Covey ;
(3) Benjamin William. Who were the parents of Daniel and his wife?
1. Gibbs. — Isaac Gibbs and four brothers served in the American Revo-
lution, probably from New York State. He d. a). 93 at Farnum, Quebec,
Canada, and is buried there. Name of his wife unknown. WTho were the
parents and grandparents of this Isaac? His children were: I, a dau. II,
Abraham, b. 1789, Farnum Tp., Quebec, Canada, cl. about 1S56, a.'. 57, in
Huron, Mich.; m. Anne Saxe, b. in Stanbridge, Canada, East. Ill, Isaac.
IV, Annie. V, Hiram. The above Abraham and Anne had: 1, Rachel
Frances, b. 1 835; m. John Smith. 2, John, b. 1836; m. Sarah Pease. 3,
George, b. 1840 ; m. Annie Sweet. 4, Caroline; m. John Dent. 5, Hiram
Garner, b. May 10, 1816; m. Mary Elizabeth Smith (sister of John above,
and dau. of James and Mary Ann (Wilson) Smith).
2. Saxe. — Anne Saxe m. Abraham Gibbs ; who were her pareats and
grandparents ?
3. PrcKETTE. — George Washington Puckette (or Pokette, or Puquette.
or Pauquette), b. Feb. 24, 1807, in North Carolina (Fayetteville, Beaufort
or Wilmington); he d. May 28., 188S, near Blanch, Lincoln Co., Tenn. His
father was a Colonel in the 1812 War. Who were the parents and grand-
parents of this George W. ? It is thought that this family are of Huguenot
origin. This George W. m. (1) Eleanor Van Ilouser (or Hauser), dau. of
Isaac and (Baker); she d. May 5, 1845, se. about 39, in Lincoln Co.,
Tenn. He m. (2) about 1846, Martha James, (e. about 15 when m., dau. of
Newbury James; she d. about 1S78, near Blanch. Children were: I, a
dau., d. v. II, Lewis Parhm, b. 1829, near Blanch ; m. 1851, Nancy Pitman.
Ill, Isaac White, b. 1831 ; m. Mary Beaty. IV, John Washington, b. 1S33;
m. Jemima Marrell. V, James, d. ge. about 2 yrs. VI, Mary Jane, b. 183^ ;
m. (1) Robert Reese; in. (2) Allen Taylor; m. (3) Capt. -Turney. VII,
Adam Hall, b. 1840; m. Elizabeth Chapman. VIII, George Washington,
b. 1842; m. Alice Eveline Means. IX, Patrick Henry, b. late in 1844; m.
Sarah Jane Kidd.
Some of the family reside at Akin, Franklin Co., 111.; Elkton, Tenn.; Top-
penish, Wash. George W. had three brothers and one sister: I, Parhm.
II, William. Ill, Mary Jane ; m. (1) - — Cooper; m. (2) Rev. Davis
(Baptist, very popular). IV, Lewis; professional teacher, Baptist preacher;
m, two or three times ; 1st wife had three daus. These four resided in
North Carolina.
There were relatives named Parhm, and Ezell (through mother of George
W.); Timothy Ezell, an old man, was related.
4. Van Houser. — John Van Ilouser (Hauser) d. a3. 122 ; had" a son Isaac,
d. a?. 90 (he was a cripple for 48 years); had three wives, the 1st nee Baker ;
the 3rd wife had no children ; by 1st wife: I, Feltie Voluntine (etc., a long
name); he left home and it is supposed was drowned. II, Eleanor, b. about
1806; m. George Washington Puckette. Ill, John; m. Miss — Millhouse,
190 Notes and Queries. [ A p r i |
had a family, went to Yellowbiishy, Miss. IV, a dau. ; m. Jacob Barn<««.
res. Tenn. By 2nd wife: V, "Willis ; m. Nancy Majors ; res. Miss. VF, 1.;
d. v., num. VII, Layina ; m. Isaac Majors, cousin of Nancy; res. Arka;.
sas, and had two dau-. VIII, Martha; m. William Gatlin ; rei. Liuco'-i
Co., Tenn.
Who were the parents and grandparents of the above Isaac Van House!
W.A.E.
OSBORN ADDENDA.
Children of George Turney and Alice (Burbridge) Renick :
I. Alexander Rexick, b. July 8, 1S66 ; in. Jan. 21, 1892, Kate V. Rice. Children
1. Alice Rebecca Renick, b. Dec. 12, 1892.
2. Helf.x Renick, b. Dec. 11, 1894.
3. Henry Alexander Renick, b. July 26, 1904.
II. Harriet Madeira Renick, b. Aug. 7, 1867; m. June 4, 18S3, Richard Cowling
Weldon. Children:
1. Nelson Turney Weldon, b. Jan. 3, 1SS7.
2. Elizabeth Renick Weldon, b. Nov. 23, 1890.
3. Adelaide Weldon, b. Aug. 1, 1896.
III. Rowland Bcr^idge Renick, b. Cct. 29, 1SS9 ; m. Feb. 17, 1895, Nellie Elizabeth
Dinau. No children.
IV. Harness Renick, b. Aug. S, 1871 ; m. Nov. 29, 1900, Florence Thomas Carpenter.
. Children :
1. Alice Wilda Renick, b. Sept. 12, 1901.
2. Dorothy Eva Renick, b. Mar. 20, 1903.
V. Dorothy Turney Renick, b. Jan. 7, 1873: m. Mar. 31,1891, Samuel Edwin
Boggs, M. D. Children :
1. Henry Renick Boggs, b. Sept. 10, 1S94.
2. Florence Weldon Boggs. b. June 3, 1896.
VI. Josiah Renick, b. Apr. 8, 1S75 ; m. Aug. 21, 1904, Sarah Ethel Hendry.
VII. Eleanor Burbridge Renick, b. Jan. 23, 1877; m. Mar. 5, 1902, Herbert Kelly
Rodgers.
VIII. George Work Renick. b. July 6, 1879 ; m. Apr. 26. 1905, Edna Grubb Downs.
IX. Samuel Rugcles Renick. b. Aug. 25,1881; m. Oct. 3, 1901, Viola Marie Stuckcy.
X. Henry Turney Renick, b. June 8, 1SS3; m. Apr. 27, 1904, Anna Hiinilk-r.
Child :
XI. Farncis Black Renick, b. Dec. 19, 1SS5.
Julia Ballantine m. at Marion, O., Jan. 19, 1S75, Edwin Bass Gager.
Children :
I. Helen Gager, b. Dec. 26, 1S78 ; m. Oct. 7, 1902, John Quincy Brown. Child :
1. Katharine Elizabeth Brown, b. Oct. 11, 1S03.
II Jean Gager, b. Nov 15, 1880, d. Mar. 5, 18S1.
III. Katharine Gager, b. Feb. 26, 1SS5.
IV. Edwin Ballantine Gager, b. Aug. 22, 1890, d. Apr. 14, 1892.
V. John Ballantine Gager, b. Mar. 24, 1S93.
VI. Howard Murdoch Gager, b. Feb. 6, 1S97.
BOOK NOTICES.
I Persons sending books for notice should state, for the information of renders, the price
of each hook, with the amount to be added for postage, or charges, by mail or express.]
'.
Caleb Beaton and Sarah Bishop ; their ancestors and their descendants. By
Charles E. Benton. Press of the Haight Go., Pougbfceepsie, N. Y. 1906.
The immigrant ancestors of this family were Edward and Andrew, uncle
and nephew, who came from Epping, in Essex, England, in 1G3S ; settled
first at Wetherstield, Conn., Edward removing to Guilford, Conn., in 1040.
Chapter third is devoted to other ancestral names — Guthridge, Goodrich,
Grave, Crittenden, Stone, Bartlett, Meigs, Wilcox, Bishop, etc.
In the year 1794 a branch of this family removed to Amenia, New York,
a new home was established which has remained in; the family for more
than a hundred years. "It was here in this valley that the tides of two
migrating races met. the Dutch and English, but the Dutchman awoke one
find himself a Yankee, language and ail." The story of this family is most
interestingly written, and the genealogical records are systematically and
carefully compiled.
Patriotic Calendar. By Miss Edith A. Brockett, 191 Prospect street, East
Orange, N. J. Price 25 cents.
A calendar of great events of American history, useful for patriotic socie-
ties, schools, church and home. Proceeds from its sale go to the building
fund of the "Continental Hall" of the D. A. R. of Washington, D. C.
The Genealogy of the Cashing Family. An account of the ancestors and
descendants of Matthew Cashing, who came to America in 1038. By James
S. Gushing. Montreal: The Perroult Printing Co. 190-3. Cloth, "pp. 000.
This is a new edition of the work (the first having been published in
1877). The present work- is the result of four years' labor on the part of
the compiler. It is a work of exceeding interest, as the family- is a celebra-
ted one, having furnished probably more eminent lawyers, judges, etc.,
than any other one family in this country. The genealogy of this family
furnish incidentally a synopsis of the colonizing and settlement of the New
England States and a portion of the Province of Quebec by the purest of its
stock, the Puritans.
The remote ancestry of this family has been traced to very early times
prior to the Norman invasion under William the Conqueror. The immedi-
ate ancestry of Matthew Gushing, the first American emigrant, is traced
back seven generations in Co. Norfolk in the fourteenth century. Matthew
Cushing was one of first settlers in Hingham, Mass., and the lands then ac-
quired remained in the family until 1887. The volume contains the names
of a large number of persons who have been well known in our country's
annals and among its brightest lights.
History, Genealogical and Biographical, of the Moh/neitX Families. By Nellie
Zada Kice Molyneux. Syracuse, N. Y. : C. W. Bardeen, Publisher. 1904.
pp. 370.
An interesting and valuable contribution to genealogical literature, print-
ed upon tine paper in large clear type, with wide margins. This family, as
the name would indicate, were of French origin, and is variously spelled,
Molineux, Mollineaux, Mulenix, Mullins, Molyne, Molins, etc. They came
into England in 1000 with William the Conqueror, when Capt. Wm. Moiy-
neux stands eighteenth in order on the Battle Abbey roll, and was ''a most
especial and chief man in nearness to his Royal Master." During the next
six centuries they are among the most distinguished of the landed gentry
in England and Ireland, and their posterity in the New World has main-
tained the high standard of intelligence and ability suggested by their
191
■
192 Book Notices. [April,
noble ancestry. Among the interesting details gained by an examin..?;
of its pages are (traditional) that the House of Molyneaux was founded ;
Robert de Moulin, son of a French nun who left the cloister to uiarrv *
Spanish priest of noble family, and named their eon from the place wi.Vr>
he was born. It being claimed by some students of history that those u< -•
identical with the famous persons known in history as "Abelard and He) ,
ise." On page — we learn PrLscilla Molins, the sweet-faced girl young ,.-
fair, whom everyone knows in Longfellow's story of the courtship of Mi!
Standish, and even Miles Standish himself, were descended from the M ...■
neux families. Wm. Molyneux, a manufacturer, resident of Boston, v, as 3
celebrated patriot of the Revolution, friend of Adams and Hancock and 1 :..
other leaders at the beginning of hostilities, was one of the celebrated U .
party, etc. His son William M., Jr., has left a unique autograph, written
with a diamond on a window of the guest chamber in the "Wayside Inn
at Sudbury. The book abounds in interesting reminiscences of many of th.
persons mentioned, and must be of absorbing interest to all bearing fc&e
family name. I). E. P,
American Historical Magazine, Vol. I, No. 1, January, 190G. The Publishing
Society of New York, 41 Lafayette Place, New York City.
This, the initial number, fully justifies the claim made in its editorial
announcement, that it will aim to a high standard of ability and merit, bcm •
cialized to American history, biography and genealogy. It will appear bi-
monthly; subscription price, three dollars per annum. It is not an' organ
of any society or interest, and will occupy an independent position; will 1 •
of comprehensive scope, undertaking to satisfy the best ideals of historical
specialists and students. Writers of distinction and ability will contribute
special papers, and the departments of genealogy and biography will be
characterized by importance and thoroughness. Adequate space will be
given to book reviewing, comment, correspondence, queries aud other
miscellany. The publishers have already issued and have in preparation,
a number of State histories and other works of great importance. D. E. P.
Vital Records of the Town of Halifax, Mass., to the end of the year 1849. Liter-
ally transcribed by George Ernest Bowman, Ed. of The Mayflower Des-
cendant, 53 Mt. Vernon St., Boston, Mass. 1905. Cloth, pp. 211. Price 92.
This work is the second of the series of the "Town Records" (vital sta-
tistics) of the towns of Barnstable and Plymouth Cos., Mass. The publica-
tion of these vital records has been undertaken by the Massachusetts Soci-
ety of Mayflower Descendants. The records of Brewster has already been
printed and those of Easthain and Truro are in press, and others will follow
as fast as the funds for the purpose are accumulated from the sale of the.-e
printed works. The importance of preserving these ancient records in
printed form cannot be overestimated, as the originals are fast wearing oul
and are liable to be lost or destroyed by fire at any time, and to duplicate
them would be impossible.
The Mayflower Society has issued seven volumes of its quarterly publica-
tion which consist chiefly of public and private records of all kinds now tirst
printed, thus saving them from destruction and placing them within easy
reach of all who may wish to consult them. D. E. P.
BOOKS IN PREPARATION.
I. Genealogies.
Bancroft — The Quarterly desires to publish the genealogy of Azariah.
Ethan and Samuel Bancroft, cousins, who came to Granville, Ohio, about
one hundred years ago. Albert L. Bancroft, of Los Angeles, now sojourn-
ing in Granville, is at work on the family of Azariah. It is hoped to soon
have work ready on the other lines.
1906.] Book Notices. 193
Pike Family. — A collection of notes from English archives, relating to the
Pike family, is now being formed, with the assistance of an experienced and
reliable record-searcher in London, England. The latter has already tup-
plied several interesting notes on this subject. The material of course con-
sists of unpublished data obtained from the Public Record Office, British
Museum, etc. These original gleanings will bt* of considerable interest to
many other families and will probably be published.
Clement Family. — Lewis H. Clement, No. 321 Seventeenth street, Toledo,
Ohio, is compiling a genealogy of the Clement family, descendants of Jan
Clement, who emigrated from Holland in 1665 and located on Long Island,
the descendants later moving to Central New York.
Intermarried with this family are the Boquet (or Bokee), Bradt (or
Bratt), Veeder (or Vedder), Diltz, Legg, Green and Halstead families.
Mr. Clement desires to hear from anyone knowing anything of any of
these families.
Buck. — John T. Buck, of Cardington, Ohio, is preparing a complete revi-
sion and extension of the History and Genealogy of the Buck Family. He
desires and should have the help of every member of the family in gather-
ing data. Send to him for one of his blanks.
Brewster. — The Brewster Genealogy, by Miss Emma C. Jones, of Norwood,
Hamilton Co., 0., is about to be issued by the Graf ion Press, of New York.
This is a work of two volumes containing the records of some 4,000 families
with more than 20.000 descendants of Elder William Brewster, of the May-
flower. Miss Jones is a dau. of the late John Goodin Jones, of Cincinnati,
and granddaughter of the late Lot Edward Brewster, of Lebanon, Conn.
These two volumes contain about 1100 pages, and two additional volumes
are nearly ready for publication.
II. Local Histories, Records, Etc.
Martha's Vineyard. — Charles Edward Banks, M. D., of Vineyard Haven,
Mass., has in preparation a history of the island and its people, with the
annals of the six towns comprising the island and Dukes Co., Mass., and
including therein the Elizabeth Islands, now known as the town of Gosnold.
It will contain extended family histories of fifty-six island families,
besides twenty-seven or more that are in the female lines from original
families.
The book will be illustrated, and the size of the edition will depend on
the number of advance orders.
/<?/
The "Old Northwest" Genealogical Society
Officers— 1906.
President— COL. JAMES KlLBOURNE, A. B.
Columbus, Oh
Vice-Presidents.
Ohio-^P. W. Huntington.
Illinois— Edward A Claypool,
Indiana- Hon. William E. English
Michigan— Clarence Monroe Burton, ....
Honorary Vice- Presidents.
California— Mi *s Sarah Louise Kimball
Iowa— Hon. John Milton Lindly, Ph. G., ....
Illinois— Joy Morton. Chicago,
Kansas— Hon. Horace Ladd Moore,
Louisiana— Miss Helen Pitkin. . . . . .
Maryland— Geo re e Norbury Mackenzie, ....
Massachusetts— Walter Eliot Thvving
Minnesota— Alfred Wvir.au Hoar, . . . . .
Missouri— John Barber White,
New York— Winchester Fitch,
Ohio— John McKeivy.
Oregon— P. A. Won hi niton
Pennsylvania— Jamts E. Piicher, A.M., M.D., Ph.D., L.H.D.,
Virginia— W. S. Stanard
Secretary— Frank Theodore Cole. A. B.. LL. B. . . . .
Treasurer— Boston Mcdberry, . .
Historian— George Weils Knight, A.M., Ph. D.
Columbus, Ohio, Term expires, 1'.- "
Columbus, Ohio, " " ):-
Chillieothe, Ohio, " " I9C"J
f Alexander W. Mackenzie,
Committee J Walter B. Colton,
Colurab'is
Chicaeo
. Indiannpol.s
Detroit
San Francisco
Winfiehl
Chicago
Lawreiu e
. New Orleans
Baltimore
Roxbury
Montieello
. Kansas City
New York Ci;v
Sandusky
Port hud
. Carlisle
Richmond
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ob n
Columbus. Ohio
Executive ^^f^^i^^ ■
Commdtee^-^^,
( Herbert Brooks.
Publication] D-r. J. N. B; rnhill,
Committee 1 D. E. Phillips.
t all of Columbus. Ohio.
Committee fChas. F. LaSerre. Coshocton.
on Ftn-eign\ Win. G. Beattv. Col., 0.,
Research [Miss M. A. Maitbv, Col., O.,
on Heraldry') Dr. E. C. Mills,
t all of Columbi
i, Ohio
Library
f Miss Alice Boardman, Columbus, 0
cVmrnitLi Kufus F> Kerse-V- Columbu
vo;,nuuee i Robert j_ wheaton Columl
s, 0..
bus, O.
There are four stated meetings of the Society in each year, which are held
at Post Room No. 2, Franklin County Memorial Hall, Columbus. 0., on
the second Thursday of the months of January, April, June and October.
Residents of the States of Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and YVisc<m>!n
are eligible to Resident membership ; those of other States can be Associate
members. The membership fee— -in either class — is S5.00, which also pays
all dues for the year of admission, and annual dues thereafter are $3,00. Ail
members are entitled to The Quarterly, and all other publications of tin-
Society, free of charge.
FRANK T. COLE, Secy., 34 S. Fourth St., Columbus, 0.
APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP IN
THE "OLD NORTHWEST" GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY.
To the Secretary, ?9®
1ST East Broad St., Columbus, Ohio:
Dear Sir: — / hereby make application for membership in flu
" Old NortJnvest " Genealogical Society.
Name (in full)
Recommended by Street or box
City or To zv n State
Members arc entitled to the Society's Publication without charge. Admission Fee and Dues first i/tar, »•' P
Each succeeding year, $3.00.
JpAAst**-%~*>*j4u t/tCf
r;-yttr'
Vfter an original portrait in oil. painter unknown.
: tone entjravinR from crayon drawing ( by Haskell)
~...A<. f„*. Y<.,-,>^ \!nn-r.«; ctt (" h i r-.l l*n. 1906.
pwr-"
THE " OLD NORTHWEST "
GENEALOGICAL QUARTERLY
JULY, 1906.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ALLEN TRIMBLE.
I At the request of my family, I have prepared the following
account of my ancestors, as derived from the two past genera-
tions:1
My paternal grandfather, John Trimble,2 with three brothers,
emigrated from the North of Ireland to America, in the early
part of the 17th century. Their ancestors were of Scotch descent,
disciples of the great reformer, Knox, and deeply imbued with
the religious zeal and uncompromising spirit of that extraordi-
nary man, and had witnessed and felt the consequences of the
bloody scenes that followed the Reformation; and although the
victory of King William, at the great battle of Boyne, in 168S,
gave the Irish Protestants some relief from Catholic persecution,
they continued to feel that they had held liberty and property
by a precarious tenure; and many of their descendants deter-
mined to seek a home in the New World, where it was understood
religious freedom could be enjoyed.
Among the emigrants of this period were the Aliens, Andersons,
Brattons, Bells, Browns, Christies (or Christians, as they were
called), Craigs, Crawfords, Estells, Gambles, Moors, MofTats,
McDowells, McClures, McCues, McNairs, Matthews, Poages,
Prestons, Robinsons, etc. Most of these, after a few vears resi-
1. The following manuscript was found among1 the papers in the secretctry of Gov-
ernor Trimble during the summer of 1905. He did not tell any member of his family that
he had complied with the request so often made of him to put into writing the incidents
of his eventful life. His granddaughter, Mary McA. T. Tuttle, and his grandson, Henry
B. Thompson, have prepared and edited this material.
2. The name of Turnbull. from which Trimble is derived, was given to one William
Rule in 12F6, who had sworn fealty to Edward, ;;nd who saved the life of King Bruce, a
gallant exploit. While hunting, the King was attacked and unhorsed by a wild bull, but
was saved from death by this Wm. Rule, who threw himself between the King and the
wild animal, seized it by its horns, overturned and killed it. The coat of arms repre-
sents the bull's head on a ground of ermine. Motto: "Servavi Rfgem."
The Tremble arms show a crest upon a shield. Crest. An eagle rising from a crown
of plumes, Motto : " Malo Mori Quara Focflari.
The coat of arms which has been banded down in the family tradition being identical
with the device used by the Trumhullsof New England, both names Trimble and Trum-
bull, said to be corruptions of the original Scotch Turnbull.—" Americans of Gentle
Turth." Mrs. H. D. l'ittman, St. Louis, 1902.
196 Autobiography of Allen Trimble. Duly,
dence in Pennsylvania, joined the tide of emigration to Virginia
and were among the first settlers in the Valley, between t] -
North and South Mountains, comprehending the County ( j
Augusta, then the frontier county of the colony.
John Trimble and one of his brothers, James, I think, were
among the adventurers, but the other brothers remained in Penn-
sylvania.
The privations and hardships incident to the settlement of a
new country were greatly increased by the dangers to which the
first settlers were exposed.
Although the Indian tribes had retired to the Ohio, and to the
country north-west of that river, they claimed that their hunting
parties occupied the entire region north-west of the Allegheny,
and they made frequent attacks upon the settlements east of the
Blue Ridge and in the Valley from Winchester to the James river,
and the inhabitants were forced very often to abandon their im-
provements and protect themselves by erecting Block-houso.
Here several families could congregate and together defend them-
selves against the sudden attacks of the enemy. This state of
things continued several years previous to 1760 and afterward s
up to 1774. When General Lewis, with his Western Virginians,
called Virginia Brigade, in the hard fought and bloody battle at
the mouth of the Great Kanawha, defeated the combined forct s
of the North-west Indians, under Logan and the Chief called
"Corn-stalk", a temporary respite followed. Peace was imme-
diately afterwards made by Governor Dunmore with these tribes
at their towns, or more properly called "villages", on the Scioto
river at Doit Charlotte, R. Mausais, and also the old town row
called Chillicothe (then only an Indian lodge), where they raised
their teppees.
Thus were those pioneers of the border of Virginia schooled for
the trials they underwent during the Revolution. For as soon
as the war commenced between the Colonies and the Motl ■ r
Country, the savages commenced hostilities anew under the pro-
tection of the British Government; and from 1776 to 1784 con-
tinued to war against the whites, and were not subdued until di •
feated by General Anthony Wayne in the memorable battle oi
the Maumee River, of the Lake, in 1794.
Governor Dunmore, with the main body of the army, marched
from Richmond by Winchester to the mouth of the Little Kana-
wha, intending to drop down and join Lewis at Point Pleasant.
I
1900.] Autobiography of Allen Trimble. 197
But the Indians, aware of the movement of the army, supposing
Lewis to be off his guard and on the Ohio, above the Point,
attacked him before the arrival of Dunmore and were defeated,
although Dunmore did not come to his rescue.
To continue with the history of our ancestry. My father,
James Trimble, was born in 1753, near Staunton, Augusta
County, Virginia. He was the only child of John Trimble and
his wife, Polly Christian, who had been previously married to
John Moffitt.3 She had several children, namely, George, Robert
William, Katherine and Hannah Moffitt.
About the year 1763, a party of Indians from the Wyandotte
tribe, north-west of the Ohio river, under the command of a
white man called Dickerson, made an excursion to the settle-
ment in Augusta, County Va., killed several persons and took
some six or eight prisoners. My grandfather was killed and my
father and his half-sister, Katy, the wife of Benjamin Estell, and
also a negro boy, were taken prisoners, but grandmother and an
apprenticed woman escaped.
Dickerson, after plundering the house of what could be packed
on four horses which he reserved, killing the balance of the stock,
both horses and cattle, and burning the houses and barns, then
made a hasty retreat. George Moffitt (before named), raised
a party of twenty-five men and on the following day was in pur-
suit of the Indians. But Dickerson having a day and night the
start of him, and travelling both night and day, was not over-
taven until he had crossed the Allegheny Mountains, and this
was a great advantage to the Indian marauders. On the fifth
day, the Indians, supposing themselves beyond pursuit, for the
first time encamped for the night. Moffitt and his party came
upon them unexpectedly and after a short conflict drove the
Indians from their encampment and recovered the prisoners with-
out any loss, the negro boy only being wounded. One Indian
was left on the ground and several, as afterwards understood,
were wounded.
Moffitt and his party encamped on the battle ground. The
next morning, after collecting the horses and baggage, he began
to retreat. Dickerson followed and during the day, whilst cross-
ing the White Mountains, shot one of Moffitt's men, wounding
3. Anions the stored away correspondence of thc-e early days is a letter from Geo.
Moffitt, June 23, IS01. from Augusta County, Va., to his brother-in-law. Captain James
Trimble. A verv religious spirit prevades this letter, which closes with the Master's
words, " I am come that ye might have Hie, and that ye might have it more abuudently."
198 Autobiography of Allen Trimble. [J
uiv
him severely, so much so that he was carried on a bed to tin-
settlement.
After the return of Moffitt and his party, with the prisoners.
the neighbors collected and put up a small house for the discon-
solate widow and her little family and furnished them with the
necessaries of life until they were able to supply themselves upon
their own farm.
I have often heard my grandmother speak of an incident that
•occurred at that period which she regarded as a special interpo-
sition of Providence.
And this is the story which she said was true: 'The evening
after the family went into the new cabin the negro, woman, a
native of Africa, came to her mistress and told her that a cow-
stood at the gate. As all of their cattle had been killed by the
Indians, her mistress told her that the. cow must belong to some
of the neighbors and that she should drive her away. The order
was obeyed, but the next morning the plaintive low of the poor
cow was heard at the gate again. They drove her some distance
in the direction from which she came, after having supplied
themselves with milk. This was done for several days, the cow-
still returning. Then notice was sent to the different settlements
of the stray cow, but strange to relate, no owner came to clarrn
her. vShe gave a rich supply of milk for eight months. Then,
what is the most strange part of this episode, when a cow was
obtained by the family, the stray cow left, and was never again
seen, or even heard of, either by the family or, indeed, by any of
their friends or neighbors.
Was not this a strange and kind gift of Providence? It im-
pressed me when I heard it from grandmother, so much that I
have never forgotten it, nor do I think any one will forget it who
hears it related.
From this period (17G3), the family composed of the mother
and son with two daughters and two domestics, Adam and Milly.
Africans, commenced anew on their farm that had so recently
been laid waste, under circumstances so afflicting; and with their
accustomed industry soon were in possession of the necessaries
of life, and would have enjoyed its comforts, but for the con-
tinued apprehension of danger from savage visitation, to which
they were continually exposed for the next ten years, which was
up to 1774.
1900.] Autobiography of Allen Trimble, 199
When an expedition under the Governor of Virginia (Dun-
more), of which the left wing was under General Lewis with his
Veteran Virginia Riflemen, met and conquered the combined
forces of the Ohio Indians at the mouth of the Great Kanahwa,
a temporary suspension of hostilities was provided. My father
was in that memorable battle and accompanied Governor Dun-
more, who was the Colonial Governor of Virginia, in his pursuit
of the Indians on their retreat from Point Pleasant after their
defeat by Governor Lewis, to Fort Charlotte, in the Pickaway
Plains near Circleville, Ohio, where the defeated Chiefs, in obe-
dience to a summons from the Governor, met him and concluded
the peace referred to.
After the close of the campaign (the result of which it was hoped
would give peace to the western border of Virginia), father mar-
ried Patsy McNair, whose family was of Scotch descent and
among the emigrants referred to. She lived but a short period
after giving birth to her first child, leaving to her bereaved hus-
band the care of an infant daughter and an aged mother whose
very existence seemed to depend upon her son. About this time
the American Revolution began and he was strongly inclined to
leave his family and join the American army, but the entreaties
of his mother to remain and assist (as he had done) in defending
their own state from renewed Indian hostilities, prevailed. There-
fore, he enrolled himself with the State troops and was actively
engaged on the western borders of Virginia from the commence-
ment to the close of the Revolution. The British Government,,
through the influence of her traders and by large donations, in-
duced the Indians to renewed hostilities against the frontier of
Virginia and Pennsylvania.
During this period he married Jane Allen, daughter of James,
and Margaret Allen, (Margaret was the daughter of the Rev.
Anderson), both of Augusta County, Virginia, whose ancestors,
were among the first settlers of that county. James Allen had
two brothers, John and Hugh. John was in Grant's defeat and
was supposed to have been killed. Hugh was a Lieutenant in
the Virginia Brigade, commanded by General Lewis, and fell in
the bloody battle at Point Pleasant in 1774, gallantly leading
his command in a charge upon the enemy. He left three sons,
John, William and Hugh; and two daughters. Hugh married
our half sister, Hannah. The sons all removed to Kentucky and
settled on land granted to them and their father for his military
200 Autobiography of Allen Trimble. [July,
services. John being the oldest son, was by the (then) Law of
Virginia, entitled to the whole of the lands, but with a generosity
rarely met with, he gave his brothers an equal share of the inher-
itance. Our father purchased a part of those lands in Wood-
ford County, Kentucky, upon which he settled in 1784, and upon
which he lived until the year of his death, 1804 (only 51 years
of age).
My maternal grandparents reared a large family, which con-
sisted of two sons, William and James, and eight daughters,
Jane, Ann, Betsy, Mary, Rebecca, Peggy, Sally and Nancy. The
first was my mother; the second married George Poague; the
third, James M. McCue; the fourth, Nicholas Lewis;4 the fifth,
John Cranford; the sixth, William Bell; the seventh, James Bell,
and the eighth and last, Samuel Frame. All of whom left large
families, some of them very large, numbering from eight to twelve
children each.
My grandmother Allen's family were also numerous. I recol-
lect her brother William, who removed to Kentucky in 1784, and
with our family lived in Jessamine County, and he also raised a
large family, and all of them stood in good credit. The brother
Andrew retained the old homestead of his mother's family. This
homestead was located in Augusta County, Virginia, where he
lived and died. Although not a man of distinguished ability,
he was popular and represented Augusta County in the Legisla-
ture of Virginia longer than any other man ever had before him,
and just as long as he desired. Robert, the older brother, re-
moved to South Carolina. He was a man of decided talent and
occupied a very respectable position in society, both as a public
and private citizen, and his family are said to be numerous and
highly respectable.
My honored father had no relatives of his own name nearer
than uncles and first cousins. John, Alexander, Moses and Wil-
liam were of this latter class. They resided in Rockbridge City.
Virginia. John married and removed to Tennessee. In after
4. Hector Lewis writes in 180a from Lexington, and Thomas Lewis in 1808, in which
the names of Robert Todd and William Lytle occur: also about the Parker survey inn<i
titles, referenre in this letter to General Nathaniel Massie— Thomas Lewis writes in ItOS.
As early as 1810, Asa O. Lewis, one of the executors of Thomas L. Lewis, of Lexington,
Ky., writes in regard to lands. The chirogoraphy of the Lewis family is exceptionally
good. We find other letters written in bsio, for instance, from Goochland Comity, Va..
from Thomas Pemberton. on paper which now has turned as brown as " raw sienna." or
the parchment land grants sigaed by our early Presidents. This Thomas Pemberton
writes about one thousand acres of land on Paint Greek, and on Little Miami, one thou-
sand acres, the road from Chilocha (Chillicothe) to Lima. Mas. Through this tract be
say*— afterwards purchased, , we think, by Captain James Trimble, father of Alien
Trimble.
-MV.
1906.] Autobiography of Allen Trimble. 201
years I met one of his sons, James Trimble, in the year 1802, at
Claiborne Court House, Tennessee, attending Court as an at-
torney at Law and I found him a very interesting and promising
young man, and, as I years afterwards undertsood from Judge
White of that state, he fully met the hopes and expectations of
his friends. He died leaving one son, Alexander, who married,
lived and died near Lexington, Virginia, leaving no children and
his wife a very superior woman, was a Miss Grigsby. Of Moses
and his family, I have no particular knowledge. William was
a very active business man, and died whilst Sheriff of Rockbridge
County, Virginia, unmarried.
Another family of our name came from Virginia and settled
in Clark County, Kentucky. Robert, one of the sons, was edu-
cated at a Classical School in the County of Woodford, which
was taught by Messrs. Steel and Moore. He, Robert, was often
at our house, some four miles from the Academy. Our fathers
had met and conversed upon the subject and concluded that
they were connections, and cousins. Afterwards when he, Rob-
ert, became the distinguished lawyer and judge of the United
State Supreme Court, I conversed with him, as did my brother,
William A. Trimble, who read law in his office, upon the subject
of our family connections, and it was concluded that we were
united by kindred and that a consciousness of the fact should
strengthen the ties of friendship and high regard which we bore
to each other.
After the death of my brother, William A. Trimble, in Decem-
ber, 1821, I met Judge Trimble when attending the Court at Co-
lumbus, Ohio, and in referring to the death of my brother, his
pupil, his jriend and his relative, he said: "He could not express
his sorrow for the sad and painful event. " " That no young man
had left his office better prepared for a career of usefulness and
honour than William A. Trimble, and to be let down so early in
life was to him a saddening thought. "5
How little did this distinguished man think that his own bril-
liant career was so soon to terminate; and his family, his friends
and his country be called upon to mourn over the loss of a hus-
band, a father, a friend and one of the most gifted and pure men
of the nation. But so it was, Robert Trimble was cut off in the
meridian of life, when his great powers as a jurist were just be-
ginning to unfold themselves.
5. See the Life of Lieut. -Col. Wra, A. Trimble, United States Senator, published in
the Arehaelogical and Historical Quarterly, July, 190.3. Written by Mary McA. T. Tuttie.
202 Autobiography of Allen Trimble. [July,
There were other members of this family, both brothers and
sisters of Robert, although less distinguished but highly respect-
able. John, a younger brother, became a lawyer and judge in
Kentucky of some note. They also had sisters, one of whom
wTas a women of uncommon talent, but I have forgotten her
maiden name, nor can I remember the name of the man she
married.
Now, there was also another family of our name, who emigrated
to Ohio from Virginia, though of the Virginia-Maryland off-
shoot. They had resided in Pennsylvania, and John Trimble,
the father, had four sons and four daughters. I knew David,
the elder. He was a lawyer of talent, took an active part in the
War of 1812, as aid-de-camp to General Harrison, with the rank
of Major and represented the Mount Sterling District, in Ken-
tucky (where he had settled) for several years in the Congress
of the United States, and afterwards engaged largely in the man-
ufacture of Iron in Greenup, which caused embarrassment and
failure.'6
His brother, John, was Clerk of the Court in Greenup. Wil-
liam was made, by President John Quincy Adams, a district
judge in Arkansas, and Isaac, the other brother, who was edu-
cated at West Point, served as an engineer of some of the public
works in Pennsylvania, settled in the city of Baltimore and was
continued as engineer for many years.
Nancy, the eldest daughter of this family, married Joshua
Woodrow. Sallie married a Mr. Starr, who died leaving her a
widow with two children. The eldest, Sarah Ann, my oldest
son, Joseph McDowell Trimble, took to wife. The third daugh-
ter of Mr. Trimble, whose name was Charity, married James
McClintock,7 of Chillicothe, and Catherine married Isaiah Morris,
of Wilmington, Ohio.
6. Washington, March 24, 1824.
Dear Sir— If you hoar from * * * I will inform him of the * w * proposition
you make, but have been told that he has sold his warrant. Mr. Clay goes on very well,
and I am pretty sure that he will be one of the three highest, and if he comes onto the
House, he will*, no doubt, be the President, for he can beat any of them in that body, '
am in better spirits as to his prospects than I have been at any anterior period. Ii New
York goes for Crawford. Adams is done, and if for Adams, Crawford is done, but in th«
meantime it may go for Mr. Clay, or some part of it.
At the end of the session I will write you at large ou the subject. Lssac Trimble wiJ I
be at Woodrows in about six weeks. lie" is to resign his place in the army and go to
Transylvania University.
Giving my respects to all my relations, I am, Your friend,
D. Trim hi. k.
P. S.— The Supreme Court has just decided the lea?e of Dodridge & Co., and the <K ci-
sion is in favor ot McArthur, who gets about 14,000 acres of land between the measure*-
The opinion being "that the laud was reserved to satisfy Military Warrants and not sub-
ject to sale.
7. For a genealogy of this family see Quarterly, Vol. VII, p. 75.
1900.] Autobiography of Allen Trimble. 203
This family, with most of whom I was intimately acquainted.
was supposed to have descended from one of the four brothers
before referred to, that remained in Pennsylvania several years
after the emigration to America. And now it only remains to
speak of the Christies (or as some have written the name, Chris-
tian), a branch of my father's family.
They belonged to the Clags, or Clans, of the Scotch-Irish emi-
grants, before referred to, some of whom settled in Augusta
County, Virginia, on a stream that took their name, i. e., " Christy
Creek" or "Christies Creek". They, as all the original families
of Trimbles, Aliens and Andersons, were free-holders — indepen-
dent farmers and respectable citizens. Grandfather Allen (in
addition to farming operations) manufactured spinning wheels
extensively, for he had learned the trade in his youth and finding
the flax wheel an indispensible article, he obtained a set of tools
and for many years supplied the demand in western Virginia,
and to some extent east of the Blue Ridge mountains with this
article of household furniture, found in every well regulated fam-
ily, and used with great skill and almost an indispensible article
of great value.
This extraordinary man was a superior mechanic by nature
and also a model farmer, a kind husband and father, and admired
for his virtues as a citizen. But above all, was he distinguished
for his pure, unobtrusive and deep piety. He was a Presbyter-
ian, without that rigidity that sometimes leaves its impress up-
on even the face of the votaries. I remember when in 1797, I
think it was, he, with his wife, visited their children in Kentucky,
my mother, aunt Mary Lewis, and William Allen. They spent
much of their time at our house. They must have been near 70
years old, and they rode on horse-back from Virginia to Ken-
tucky, 500 miles, and after paying a visit of six months, returned
as they came. • ,
He was a small man, about 5 feet, 8 inches high, weighing 150
pounds, finely formed, dark eyes, high forehead and remarkable
for activity and strength of body and mind. His wife was
above the medium height, as straight as an. arrow and finely pro-
portioned, with a dark piercing eye and comely face, and she was
remarkable for energy of character and true devotion to her
family and to the cause of humanity in whatever form it presented
itself. They were an admirable pair of the olden time; not rich,
but enjoying a comfortable independence. They raised a large
204 Autobiography of Allen Trimble \ [July,
family of children, gave them a good education and also some
means to commence the world with; but above all, a moral ami
religious training; a respectable position, the sure reward of vir-
tue and more to be desired than gold.
I have listened with great interest to the conversation of those
dear relatives and my father's mother (who lived with us), upon
the subject of religion and politics. They were of one faith upon
the two subjects — Scotch Presbyterian and uncompromising
Whigs. I recollect when speaking of their ancestors, they seemed
proud, as I doubt not they were, to say to their children and
grandchildren, 'Our ancestors were law-abiding people; no one
we ever heard of was ever charged with a crime, and through all
the bloody wars that attended the Reformation, they to a man
stood firm advocates and defenders of civil and religious freedom."
I feel proud of my ancestry and family and hope those who fol-
low me of my kindred, will cherish a similar sentiment.
I know of but one instance of a blood relative being charged
and convicted of a criminal offence, and that case I will state, so
that those who follow me, may be careful to avoid the same haz-
ardous rocks and shoals:
Robert Trimble, a distant relative of my father, married Han-
nah Moffet, a half sister. They moved to Kentucky at an early
period and settled in Bourbon County, where they remained for
several years. When the game became scarce in that particular
region, (for he was a great hunter and also Indian fighter, and
great in nothing else), he removed with a large family to the
mouth of the Cumberland, Kentucky. Here his third son,
James, a man of some enterprise and also a practical surveyor,
found profitable employment in re-surveying old land claims and
made a good deal of money. Now, William and Robert, two
younger brothers, served as chainmen for their brother. Robert
was an' active bold, young man, who had been brought up idly
and had no relish for chain carrying. A man named Nolan, who
had been in the country west of the Mississippi river among the
Mexicans and Indians, and had acquired the art of catching wild
horses, so abundant in that wild country at that time and for
many years since, came into the lower part of Kentucky, and
having disposed of the horses, which he had driven with him.
proposed to raise a company of young men to join him in the
trade, which he assured them was not only lucrative but fascin-
ating in the extreme. This new enterprise suited the genius of
■'--
1906] Autobiography of Allen Trimble . 205
voung Robert Trimble and he immediately embarked in it, with
ail his soul and also with high hopes; dropped the surveying
chain, collected some funds and started to San Antonio with
Nolan.
The party bought from the owners of those herds of wild horses
the privilege of harpooning or lassooning them, as they called it,
as many as they desired, and they were successful in securing all
they purchased and when sufficiently tamed were brought to
Kentucky and Tennessee for sale. Robert Trimble's share of
the profits of the enterprise was a subject of conversation in the
county where he lived, and the Sheriff, whose name I have for-
gotten, remarked: 'That, Bob Trimble could well afford to sell
horses low, as he had stolen every one of them, " or such language
as implied that he, Trimble, was a genuine 'horse thief ". When
Bob, as he was called, heard of the remark of the Sheriff, he said
he would see the Sheriff, and if he refused to give him satisfaction
he would kill him. So his good family endeavored to disuade
him from executing his reckless threat, but it was in vain, as he
had been long enough in the great West to use a "gun" with
precision, and to also consider human life not worth a dare or
41 the lie."
The next day he armed himself with a brace of pistols and
started to the dwelling of the Sheriff. William Trimble, his
brother, followed, overtook and endeavored to prevent his broth-
er from proceeding to such extremities. Thus they rode on to-
gether, Bob insisting on William accompanying him to the resi-.
dence of the Sheriff and witness the result, which he did. When
they arrived, Robert rode within ten steps of the door and called
to the Sheriff, who anticipated the object of Trimble's visit, took
down his rifle from a rack above the door and then, without re-
plying to Trimble's inquiry, "If he had charged him with horse-
stealing," came to the door and when in the act of taking aim
at Trimble, the latter shot him through the heart and he fell dead
on the spot.
The occurrence caused great excitement in the county. The
Sheriff was respectably connected and said to be a relative ol
the then Governor of Kentucky, Isaac Shelby.
Robert Trimble made his escape, although a reward of S500
was offered for his arrest by the Governor. William Trimble
was arrested and tried as an accessory, found guilty and sent to
the penitentiary. It was said that Robert went to Texas and,
206 Autobiography of Allen Trimble. [Iu!..
under a different name, fought against the American Govern
ment and against the British under General Jackson.
Immediately after the war of the Revolution, my father visit*
Kentucky to locate the land warrants which he had obtains!
his services during the wars wTith the Indians and British, and i :.
his return to Virginia, he described the country he had seen t .
my mother and they determined to remove as soon as arranj. -
ments could be made for the purpose. A number of families in
Augusta County, from the representations they had heard of
Kentucky, concluded to make it their home. William And< r-
son, an uncle, and William Allen, a brother of my mother, also
Robert Trimble and a distant relative by the name of Joseph
Colvin, w7ith several others, agreed to write and unite and form
an emigrating company. In the autumn of 1784, (October, 1
think, was the exact month), they commenced the long journey.
Notice had been given of the time of starting and also the piact
of rendezvous, and when they arrived at Beans Station and Hol-
ston river, the frontier fort and place of meeting, near five hun-
dred persons, men, women and children, were assembled.
Colonel Knox, of Revolutionary memory and fame, was of
the number and chosen by acclamation to take command. After
a day's rest and preparation for entering the Wilderness, Clinch
Mountain was in view and first to cross by a serpentine trail
around craggy peaks, and through narrow defiles where ten In-
dians could defeat one hundred men. The Colonel appointed a
guard of ten men to go in advance and patrol the mountain on
both sides of the trail, and when they arrived at Clinch river,
which swept the western base of the mountain, if no signs of In-
dians appeared, to cross the river and take a hasty view of the
valley in the west shore, and be prepared to act as circumstances
required, while the main body would cross the river. My father
was of this guard. A rear guard was also selected. Colonel
Knox headed the line, and when near the top of the mountain,
several miles from its eastern base, a messenger overtook him.
with the information that the pack horses of a certain family
were unable to climb the mountain and without assistance would
be left and probably massacred by the Indians, who had been
discovered on a spur of the mountain, watching the movements
of the emigrants. •
Colonel Knox turned to my mother, who was with the front
guard of the train, and she was exactly in front and very near
jvhH).] Autobiography of Allen Trimble. 207
lo him, and requested her to march on to the river, where she
would meet the front guard and he would return and bring the
distressed family.
When my mother reached the river, the front guard had crossed
and were posted on the opposite bank. The ford was a difficult
one, running up near the shore, which was rock bound 150 yards,
and then forming the segment of a circle, reaching the western
bank some distance, say 50 yards higher than the entrance on
the east shore. It was called a 'horse-shoe" ford. Mother
was not aware of its character. The bottom from the foot of
the mountain to the ford was narrow and the emigrants in the
rear were crowding upon those in front, and the pack-horses
rushing in towards the front. Mother's horse became restless
and started for the opposite bank and proceeded only a short
distance before she was aware that he was far gone into the dan-
gerous quick-sand. She found it impossible to turn her spirited
horse, and with a presence of mind, which she had beyond most
mortals and which never forsook her, she gave this splendid horse
the rein, caught her little son, not three years old, who rode be-
hind her, when her husband was on duty, as he then was, she.
brought him to her lap, (the little boy), where I, a feeble infant,
eleven months old, was reposing; grasping both of us with her
left arm, and her horse's mane with her right hand, and thus
adjusted for the fearful adventure, amid loud exclaims of ' ' She's
lost!" 'Turn back!" "Oh! Save her!" With a firm reliance
upon Divine Providence and her noble horse, she stemmed the
billows of the rugged Clinch River and arrived safely with her
precious charge on the opposite bank, amid palpitating hearts.
My father, supposing it impossible for any horse to bear himself
and rider, over such a boisterous mass of water for three hundred
yards, stood upon the other bank, prepared for any emergency
The wife of William Irvin was next to my mother when she
entered the river and followed her until she saw her getting into
such deep, dangerous water, when she wheeled her horse sudden-
ly, which threw him, the horse, into deep water that floated from
under her. She had two little negro children which she carried
in a wallet across her saddle. But for the large bag, which in-
closed the little darkies (all but their heads), they would have
been drowned. But Mr. Wilson, who was an admirable swimmer,
watched the opportunity of recovering the bag and its dark con-
tents, and as it passed a bend in the river, he caught it and
208 Autobiography of Allen Trimble, []ui#
brought the little fellows safely to the shore. Mrs. Irwin and
her horse were saved and the little army, soon as they saw nvi
mother safe and understood the ford, proceeded and crossed t!.<
river without any loss. Then Colonel Knox soon followed with
the rear guard, bringing with them the family that had been lcit
on the east side of the mountain. When he had learned what
had happened to my mother in consequence of not being in-
formed of the character of the ford, he expressed to her his deep
regret that she had been exposed to such fearful danger, but r< -
joiced that she had proved herself equal to the emergency and
had with her precious charge been so miraculously preserved.
He said he had not, during his whole life, known of such an ex-
hibition of female presence of mind, courage and skill as she had
shown and demonstrated on this most wonderful and dangerous
occasion, and he added: "That when the noble horse struck the
opposite river bank, there was a dead silence at first, that had
followed the lamentations of the women when she had started,
and then this silence was followed by a shout of joy from both
sides of the Clinch River, that drowned, for a moment, the dash-
ing, turbulent waters of that dark stream, and sent its echo far
up the gorges of the old mountain and down the valley of the
river, She's saved! She's saved!' "
By this time the day was far spent and it was determined to
encamp for the night on the west side of the river, just below the
ford, and Colonel Knox and his associates, for he had a large
number of experienced and brave men to rely upon, laid out the
encampment in expectation of an attack from the Indians; for
Indians had been seen all during the crossing of the mountain by
spies the entire day, watching carefully, as an Indian only can
do, the movements of the emigrant train.
The river protected one line of the camp, then the horses were
all tied in the centre, and the pack saddles were strewed within
the upper line from the river bank, back, and also protected by
a strong guard. The lower and back lines by the balance of the
men. Then the women who were armed, as most of them were
with pistols, took positions with their husbands. The balance
of the women and children were placed in a position near the
river, supposed to be the safest. And thus arranged, watch was
kept up during the night by sentinels closely posted on the lines
soon after dark (and it was a dismal night and with rain). The
Indians were heard in the adjoining woods, howling like wolves
1906.] Autobiography of Allen Trimble. 209
and "Hoo! Hoo!-ing" like owls, until midnight, after which an
attack was expected. But it was supposed the tires that had
been kindled and kept burning some distance outside the three
exposed lines, saved them; for Indians seldom expose themselves
to the first fire of their foes, as they would have done by placing
themselves between the fires and the sentinels — especially,
where, as in this case, all were sentinels.
The next morning, after allowing their horses an hour or two,
both to graze and drink, and wringing the water out of their wet
clothes, having been exposed to a severe rain during the night,
and taking their breakfast, the line of march was resumed.
The weather continued cloudy, with occasional showers. In
addition to music during the night by owls and wolves, fresh
moccasin tracks discovered in the morning gave unmistakable
evidence of Indians being on the lookout for an opportunity to
obtain scalps or horses, or both.
As it was expected that the ' ' Defeated Camp ", as it was called,
would be passed on this day's march, great caution was observed,
and the dreadful massacre that gave its name to this camp im-
pressed the minds of all with fearful forebodings. And when
they arrived at the spot and saw the bodies of some fifteen of
their countrymen strewed upon the ground, some hawked and
scalped, some stripped naked, and their bodies torn by wild
beasts and vultures, exhibiting little of the human frame but
bone and sinew, the feeling of fear departed and the feelings of
humanity, as by one impulse, banished every other thought, and
the men stacked their arms and gathered the fragments of their
slaughtered brethern and gave them such burial as in their
power, sufficient to protect them from the wolf, the panther, the
bear and the vulture. The performance of this sacred duty oc-
casioned such delay as to make it necessary to encamp for the
night at or near this 'bloody ground", and during this night,
the real wolf, panther, bear and bird of ill omen, not willing to
be deprived of the bones they had stripped, were more daring
than the savage murderers themselves; for they not only ap-
proached the encampment, but even entered the lines themselves
of an enemy greatly their superior in number and prowess. They
even attempted to dive under the frail tents and very few eyes
were closed for the night, only the aged and the little children.
A large bear was shot dead whilst furiously and fearlessly en-
tering the encampment and would have furnished a delicious
210 Autobiography of Allen Trimble. [July,
morsel for breakfast but for the fact that no one could think of
eating the flesh af an animal that had been fattening upon the
flesh and blood of human beings, so his skin was only taken,
leaving the flesh for animals that would relish it.
The unfortunate men who perished at this fatal encampment
had met at Beans Station, expecting to meet a large force, but,
being disappointed, had determined to take to the Wilderness
and thus risk the danger with the small number they had.
Being single horsemen, and unencumbered, they reached this,
to them, fatal spot, the first day. The Indians from their point
of lookout on Clinch mountain, discovered them as they passed,
then followed, and in the night attacked, scalped and butchered
the whole party, as before stated.
Our emigrants made an early start from this gloomy spot,
and made a forced march in order to reach a favorable camping
ground which they accomplished. The Indians, having ascer-
tained the strength of the party, the caution observed on the
march and the skillful arrangements for their defence at night,
abandoned the plan they at first contemplated, namely, of at-
tacking the main body. They left some ten of this party to
follow in the rear, pick off stragglers and steal horses as circum-
stances might favor their plans, while the balance of them ad-
vanced, some seventy or eighty, with some prisoners they had
recently taken from the back settlements on Holstein stream,
from their towns north-west of the Ohio River. (There facts
were obtained from the prisoners, after their return from cap-
tivity.)
Not aware of these plans of the Indians, Colonel Knox con-
tinued to observe, both on the march and in the camp, the usual
vigilance and extreme caution, but nothing occurred of an un-
common or unusual character, until they reached the waters of
the Cumberland River, except the unfavorable weather and the
prevalence of measles among the little children. When they
reached the Cave region on the Cumberland, the horses were
trusted in the Cane-brake, outside of the lines of the encamp-
ment, but generally with bells fastened to their necks and their
fore-feet or fore and hind foot tied near together. Several un-
successful attempts had been made by the Indians to steal
horses, but on one occasion they succeeded in getting some three
or four separated from the main body, loosed the fastenings from
their legs, stopped the bells and bore off the animals; and dur-
1 903. ] Autobiography of Allen Trimble. 2 1 1
ing the latter part of the previous day, one of my father's pack
horses, loaded with two pine boxes, packed with axes, drawing
chains, iron wedges, etc., weighing about 200 pounds, were
crowded oft" the road at a turn of a point of the Cumberland
Mountain, and thrown over a precipice of fearful height, and
tearing in its descent the limbs of pine trees, not tall enough to
reach the point from which the animal fell. When out of sight,
and the noise subsided, it was concluded by the man who had
charge of the pack-horses, that the animal must surely be killed,
and to reach the whereabouts of the two boxes would be quite
impracticable, if not wholly impossible, and he neglected to re-
port the occurrence to my father, until they had travelled sev-
eral miles when informed.
The determination was at once made to return and search for
the poor animal and the burden she bore in the two pine boxes.
So taking two men with him, they reached the place where the
fearful leap was made, descended the mountain and to their
siirprise found the animal quietly browsing at the base of the
precipice, from which she had fallen. And the boxes had been
securely fastened to a strong pack-saddle, firmly strapped to
the animal and had eivdently, from the marks of broken limbs
that had yielded to the force of the boxes, been a means of sup-
porting the whole from being dashed to pieces, although the fine
animal was saved and the hair in several places taken or rubbed
off, strange to relate, the injuries were slight. But the difficult
question now was, how were they to reach the trail ? For to ascend
the mountain was wholly impossible. Night was also approach-
ing. They did what is called, "struck up a camp," unloaded
and fastened the animal to a tree until morning, when they re-
placed the pack, and wended their way through thick cane-
brakes to a small stream that wound around the base of the
mountain, in the direction they wished to go, having had nothing
to eat from the previous day.
They halted to rest themselves and their animal, for it be-
gan to feel the effects of its perilous fall. Then a noise to their
right attracted their attention and in a few minutes a party of
their own men, with the stolen horses, which they had just re-
covered from the Indians, made their appearance. The surprise
was mutual and joyful to each alike, but it was soon explained.
The trails made by the Indians with stolen horses was soon
discovered and pursued so rapidly that the original large party
212 Autobiography of Allen Trimble. Quly,
was overtaken, and not being able to force their horses through
the thick cane-brakes, the Indians had dismounted and fled,
leaving the horses with the Buffalo-tug bridles behind them,
which were easily secured by their rightful owners. Then the
two parties proceeded by a forced march to join the main body
that had awaited their return. Although late in the day it was
thought advisable by their leader, Colonel Knox, to proceed to a
more eligible position, some three miles in advance, where they
had encamped for the night and an order was forthwith issued:
"That if undisturbed by the enemy, breakfast should be taken
and the march commenced by sun-rise, in order to make up for
the loss of distance the previous day." Nothing occurring to
prevent it, the order was obeyed to the letter and a very success-
ful march was made, crossing the Cumberland River and passing
through the celebrated 'cane-brake," that had been the dread
of emigrants, from the time it was first penetrated by Daniel
Boone, in 1774.
The progress of the party was not further interrupted or mo-
lested by the Indians, and, having met and overcome the diffi-
culties so common to emigrants of that perilous period, they ar-
rived at Crab Orchard, on the 20th day from Beans Station, with-
out the loss of an individual, man, woman or even a child, or a
horse. Here they encamped together for the first time and also
for the last time, each family the next day taking the chosen
route to their favorite locality, both north and south of the Ken-
tucky river.
Then Colonel Knox walked round the entire encampment and
took an affectionate leave of men, women and children, compli-
menting them for their fortitude and good conduct, passing upon
my mother a very high compliment, as being the heroine of the
band, and then receiving in turn from each and all, a heart}'
'God bless you, Colonel Knox."
Our family, Wm. Anderson's, Wm. Allen's, William Irwin's,
and several others took the route to Boonsboro, and Lexington
and settled in what was then Fayette County, now called Wood-
ford, and Independence County; and my father, as before men-
tioned, had purchased this land from William Allen.
It was a heavily timbered tract of land, with much under-
growth of cane, tall and thick as hemp, in a well cultivated field.
And the first necessity was a tent to shelter the little family and
also their baggage. This was soon constructed. The next was
1906.] Autobiography of Allen Trimble. 213
provisions for the family. The horses, ten in number, were doing
well on the cane. Flour and corn meal were not to be had, under
any considerations, but at Craigs Station, there was corn, but no
mill to grind it. Hominy, manufactured in a block by a pestle,
with an iron wedge inserted in one end, made an excellent substi-
tute for corn bread and this, with bear meat, venison and wild
turkey and also Buffalo steak, of which father furnished a good
living, and a rich supply, made in those days (with a cup of
coffee on Sundays), what they termed good living. But the
"Hominy block," though never abandoned, was soon relieved
from daily pounding by its universal associate in Pioneer life,
the "Hand Made Mill."
My father, though not a professed mechanic, was one practi-
cally, for he constructed his own plows and other farming uten-
sils, and in addition to tools for operating upon wood, had brought
with him from Virginia a stone hammer etc., for working and
operating upon stone. He had seen hand mills in operation and
very soon constructed one which manufactured corn meal to
perfection, as my mother afterwards assured me, equal in quality
to the celebrated Raccoon Burr stone. Two men upon the mill
would grind a peck of corn in half an hour.
A more comfortable home was erected and then all hands
pitched into the cane with mattock and grubbing hoes to clear
a field for corn. The forest trees were left standing and girded,
except only the sugar or maple trees and they were scorched by
burning cane piled around them, this being the only method of
destroying their vitality the first year. So by the first of the
next May, twenty acres were thus prepared for planting corn.
The next difficult part of the preparation was breaking the
sod, or plowing, through the tough cane roots; this required a
strong team of horses and also a very powerful plow and a skilful
plowman, each and all of which were at the command of my
father. And my mother said that many persons and neighbors.
not having these last two requisites, were under the necessity
of digging holes in the ground with hoes and thus planting the
corn, without plowing the ground, either before or after planting,
but she said the pioneer was richly rewarded for his labor by a
good crop in the virgin soil.
The answer of General Charles Scott (afterwards Governor of
Kentucky), to the inquiry of some of his Virginia friends at Rich-
mond, when on a visit to that city some four years after his re-
214 Autobiography of Alle?i Trimble. [July,
moval to Kentucky.: 'How much corn the Kentuckians could
raise upon one acre," astonished them. "General," said he,
'If the land is well cleared and properly prepared, planted in
good time and well cultivated, 150 bushels to the acre is the usual
yield; but even when planted and not worked, 75 to 80 bushels;
but when not planted at all, but just scattered on the ground,
from 40 to 50 bushels was often gathered." "But," said the
General, in reply, "I see from your countenance that you doubt
the truth of my most serious statement. Why my dear General,
what would you think if I were to tell you that passing through
my cornfield I saw a single stalk in a hill of uncommon vigor,
stuck my staff beside it, intending to return the next day and see
how it would grow in twenty-four hours, but I forgot to return as
I intended and did not again see the remarkable stock of corn.
But when the hands were gathering the corn, one of the negro
men came to me and said: 'I found your staff, Master.' 'Weil,
Tom,' I said, 'did you observe the stalk of corn by which it
stood, and how many ears of corn were on it?' 'O, Master,
dat stalk got four large ears on it, and there was nubbins on
the staff.' "
The company now burst forth in a roar of laughter. "True,
General, every word true. Tom took me to the stalk, on the
identical spot, and there stood the prolific stalk, with four perfect
ears of corn, over a foot long each, and a nubbin, as Tom called
it, reposing upon the head of my staff and three on each side of
it." This explanation being satisfactory, one of the gentlemen
said: "Well, General, now for an explanation of gathering corn
where none was planted." And it was thus given:
'The second year after I settled on the Kentucky river, dur-
ing a severe snow storm, I directed the negroes to feed the cattle
some corn, and after the cattle were turned off, in the spring from
their droppings, corn came up thick over a lot of an acre. Then
I made the negroes thin it, but still it grew rapidly and produced
at least forty bushels of good, sound corn." This explanation
was very satisfactory to the gentlemen present.
In those days it did not require a large corp of corn to sup-
port a family and but little was required for stock; work horses,
only, required to be fed on grain. The range, for other animals,
was rich and abundant. This left a large portion of the corn
crop for sale; and the only demand for this surplus was created
by the emigrants, and they multiplied so rapidly, and so soon be-
1906.] Autobiography of Allen Trimble. 215
came self-supporting and self-supplying, and even venders, them-
selves, that really, corn soon became a drug on the market, for
at that time we had no ready means, as now, for shipping thous-
ands of carloads to the east and European markets. So in order
to use the great surplus of fine corn, distilling was resorted to, as
a means of converting the surplus grain, corn, rye and barley
into Kentucky Whiskey. And indeed, in every neighborhood,
and at almost every large farm, might be found a small distillery.
At this period, about 1794, whiskey found a market at New
Orleans. The first New Orleans boat from our section of the
state was built at General Scott's landing, which was on the
Kentucky river, by Elijah Craig, a neighbor of ours; the plank
for which was cut at my father's saw-mill, ten miles from the
boat yard. The first cargo was made up of flour, whiskey and
Irish pototoes. Father sent the next year, by John and James
McAfee, two brothers, one hundred barrels of flour to be sold on
commission, and received good returns in money. The two
McAfee's continued this trade for several years, annually pur-
chasing the' surplus products in that region.
The McAfees were among the first settlers of this part of Ken-
tucky. From my earliest recollection to, say, the year 179S,
but few occurrences took place out of the common range of pio-
neer life. The most distressing was the death of an older brother,
my dear mother's first born and most dearly loved. We were
in the garden with father and mother, whilst they were looking
at the vegetables and flowers, we two were at play , running around
the squares upon the walks. I was behind, not being able to
keep up and he, running at his ease, turned his head to see how
near I was. As he resumed his former movement, he came in
contact with mother, who was crossing the walk before him.
He carried a stick in his mouth which was very sharp at one end.
The other, which was blunt, struck against mother's arm, as
she stooped to examine a flower. The sad result was a wound in
the throat which caused his death. It was a severe and deeply
afflicting event, but bore most heavily upon the mother, for she
had named him for his father's brother, John Allen, who fell at
Grant's Depot, as before mentioned.
To preserve the name of this gallant relative, she called the
seventh son John Allen Trimble. I was also named for her uncle.
Hugh Allen Trimble, who fell at the battle before mentioned, at
the mouth of the Kanawha in the year 1774. But as I was from
216 Autobiography of Allen Trimble. [[July,
infancy called Allen, and only known by that name when I en-
tered into business, I commenced and have continued so to write
my name, leaving out the Hugh.
The deer, bear and turkey were abundant in the region in
which we settled, and required but little effort of such a hunter
as my father was, in his rambles through the neighboring woods,
searching for and salting his stock, to take a buck or gobbler, and
sometimes a bear home with him. In one of these excursions
he encountered a bear under rather singular circumstances. At
the crossing of a small stream his dogs (two noble curs) looked
up the branch, and, after smelling and scenting, seemed anxious
| to take a run, and they were encouraged to do so and made a
dash at half speed. Father rode on across the stream, on a path
through the thick cane, some 200 or 300 yards, when he heard
his dogs barking, apparently in his rear. So he turned his horse
to meet them and had proceeded but a short distance when a
tremendous bear came running to meet him, and the path was
so narrow, hemmed in with cane on either side, neither he or
the bear could turn with safety, and both determined to abide
the result of a meeting. My father determined, when sufficiently
near, to make his horse leap over the stream and take a position
with his dogs, some short distance in the rear; but Bruin was
determined to arrest both horse and rider. As the horse raised
I to make his leap, the bear raised on his hind legs, gripped the
horse by the nose and threw his hairy arms around his neck, and
held him as if he had been in a vise. And there, like the Lion and
the Unicorn (in our old Primers) they stood, the rider holding
his horses' mane with the left hand and his trusty rifle in his right,
but without being able to use it. At this critical moment, the
faithful dogs came to the relief of their master. And here was
a fine field for the display of their great courage and skill, and
they exhibited both in a moment, as you will see. One took his
position a few steps in the rear, whilst the other pitched savagely
1 at the bear, snapping at his stern so as to avoid coming into too
I close contact or quarters. Finding his rear attacked so furiously,
! the bear released the fine horse to wheel upon the dogs. That
j moment the horse made a desperate bound forward, cleared the
I bear, broke the girth of the saddle and left it with the rider, bear
j and dogs all in a great muss! The bear seemed to fear the dogs
more than the rifle, or he felt like having his revenge of the two
1 vicious dogs on account of the severe wound he had received in
1900.] Autobiography of Allen Trimble. 217
his stern. He therefore pursued the dogs for a short distance
and, finding that they would not stand and fight, he turned to
face the rifle, but this was a fatal step for my father was an un-
erring shot with the old long rifle ; for a ball was sent by his un-
erring aim to his brain and there on the identical spot where she
had held the horse in durance vile, she met her fate. It was an
old she bear and had two little cubs in a hollow tree, at a short'
distance from where she was shot. So the next day there was a
Bear Hunt, and several neighbors collected with their dogs and
repaired to the battle ground of the previous day. The two
pretty little cubs were soon found and captured alive, and the
old he bear, was, after a long chase and severe fight, killed. We
kept the cubs until they were one year old when they became
dangerous and were killed.
About this time my mother had an adventure where her cour-
age and skill in the management of her horse was put to a severe
trial. She was summoned to the sick bed of a neighbor who was
said to be dying (Mrs. Warnick). She hastened to obey the call,
and continued with her sick friend during the entire day. In the
evening Mrs. Warnick was much better and considered out of
danger and mother concluded to return home. Mr. Warnick
insisted on seeing her safely home, but she advised otherwise,
and started alone. She had proceeded about a mile when, hear-
ing a noise, she looked back and saw a wolf of tremendous size
pursuing her at a rapid loap. She saw in a moment from the
fierce look of the ravenous animal that her only safety was in the
speed of her noble horse. This was the same noble animal that
she had ridden from Virginia. Now, she had barely time to tuck
up her riding skirt and give her horse an intimation of her wishes
when the fierce wolf was at his heels. The road here was narrow,
merely a bridle path, hemmed in on either side with the cane-
brake. She soon discovered the object of her pursuer was to un-
horse her, for several attempts were made to reach the near side
of her horse, but the character of the road did not favor his
object, so he attempted to leap upon the horses' ramp. The
horse was now at full speed and the wolf evidently had the heels
of him, and now perceiving this fact, the danger seemed eminent.
But it was soon discovered that when the wolf set himself to
make a spring the magnificent horse gained and the wolf lost,
which rendered his leap, or what they call spring, fruitless. And
thus they ran for two good miles. Then the last half mile of the
218 A utobiog raphy of Allen Tt imble. [ J u ly ,
road widened and the vicious wolf was able to gain the near side
of the horse and even made several attempts to reach the rider
but succeeded only in reaching her riding skirt, which was very
badly torn by his sharp teeth.
Such was the determined purpose of the hungry animal that
he continued the pursuit until the dogs from the homestead,
hearing the Choop and call of their mistress, came to her relief.
And also father, as soon as he heard mother's "Whoopl Hoo!
Hoo! " ran rapidly, gun in hand, supposing she was chased by the
Indians (as the week before, two of General Scott's sons had been
killed and scalped on their own farm, and that was only ten miles
from us). It was now dark and the pursuit of the wolf had to
be abandoned.
Mother rode up to the cabin door, where the entire little fam-
ily, both white and black, was assembled, crying, "Mother! Oh,
mistress! Oh! Do tell us what was the matter? " The noble ani-
mal still panting and also wet with sweat, assured them that
something very serious had happened. And if additional evi-
dence had been wanting, her riding skirt, torn to ribbons, would
have furnished that evidence.
Then she dismounted, bade the servant boy to take good care
of her fine horse, who had saved her life, took a seat and very de-
liberately gave us a history of the race, and her miraculous escape.
She supposed, that having handled A ssajcetida in the sickroom at
Mr. Warnick's, some of it had adhered to her clothing and was
the cause of the wolf pursuing her so fiecrely and scenting her
so far off.
The wolf was the last of the wild animals to retreat from civili-
zation and the buffalo the first. The meat and hides of those wild
cattle were so important to the early emigrants to Kentucky that
a buffalo hunt in the autumn, to obtain meat for family use dur-
ing winter and the hides to be tanned for shoes, was usually pro-
vided for. If a man was not a hunter himself he joined a neigh-
bor who was and acted as butcher and pack-horse master.
My recollection of one of those hunts, (I think it, now was the
last one my father ever engaged in, and I was quite a small
boy — and it was in the year, about 1791 to 1793) was so deeply
impressed upon my mind, though but a mere boy, that I have
not forgotten it, even to this elate of extreme old age.
Two of our neighbors, by name William Jewett and Michael
Warnick (before mentioned), arranged with father to take a gen-
1906.] Autobiography of Allen Trimble. 210
ttiiie Buffalo hunt. Warnick understood how to use a gun, but
was not an experienced hunter; Jewett was a raw Irishman, that
could use a "Shelala" to far better advantage than a rifle.
The hunting region was on the waters of the Licking river,
above and below the Blue Lick Springs (called and known as a
great buffalo retreat) , for they went there with many other ani-
mails to lick the big deposit of fresh salt. The hunting ground
was bounded on the other side by the ' ' Big Bone Lick, " and the
region above to the mouth of Licking river, and below to the
mouth of the Kentucky river.
The party met at our cabin with six pack horses, with all the
accoutrements for the hunt (pack saddles, halters and hobbles),
with my father's saddle horse and a full complement of good dogs
and three men armed to the teeth — rifle ,butcher-knife and toma-
hawk, and all this constituted the fixtures and caravan. Thus
equipped with provisions (both bread and salt) for a two weeks'
hunt, they left for ' ' Misbone" or ' ' Brisbone. "
At that time the Indians made frequent incursions upon the
frontier settlements, and left their tracks stained with the blood
of their victims; and the locality and the entire country, from the
mouth of the Licking river to the mouth of the Kentucky river,
was the last hunting ground south of the Ohio river that- was aban-
doned by the Miami Indians and not until they were defeated by
General Wayne, in 1794, did they surrender it to the white man.
A short time before my father started on this hunt, a small
party of Miami Indians had penetrated into the heart of Ken-
tucky, made several prisoners and killed, among others, not recol-
lected, two sons of General Charles Scott, as we have before
mentioned, in Woodford County, six miles from Versailles, which
was the County Town, or Seat.
These two young men were crossing the Kentucky river in an
Indian canoe in plain view of their own dwelling. But the treach-
erous reds were concealed in the cane-brake on the opposite river
bank, very near to the landing, and as the little canoe neared
the bank or shore, the red "devils" fired and killed the two
brothers, the only sons of their fond and devoted father. ■ Now
General Scott was a Revolutionary officer and in IS 12 he was
also Governor of the State. He immediately raised a' party and
attempted to pursue the Indians but they succeeded in crossing
the Ohio before the pursuers reached the southern shore. But
some months after this, the General raised a sufficient militia
220 Autobiography of Allen Trimble . [Jul>'>
force to march to the Miami towns and destroy the crops, killing
vSeveral Indians and burning their towns.
But to return to our Buffalo hunt. After the return of the
party who pursued the Indians to the Ohio river as before men-
tioned, my father concluded it would be a favorable time to make
a faul (Autumn) hunt; calculating that the hot pursuit of the
party that killed the Scott boys and others would alarm other
parties of Indians that might be on the south side of the Ohio
river above the mouth of the Kentucky river and cause them to
return to their towns. But few of his neighbors concurred with
him in this opinion, yet in the end it turned out to be the correct
opinion and the party returned after making a very successful
buffalo hunt and without the loss cf even a dog.
Another "Coupe" in an adjoining neighborhood (encouraged
by the "Trimble Party") immediately set out for "Brisbone."
But they found the Indians where they expected to shoot buf-
faloes and returned with the loss of one of their party, made a
prisoner, and another wounded by the Indians.
On the return of my father and his party with their rich supply
of Buffalo meat and also bear roasts and rounds, it was discov-
ered that there was a lack of salt to (salt) prepare it. This es-
sential article was then manufactured at "Mano and Bullet's
Lick," some 15 to 20 miles south-east of the city of Louisville,
Kentucky, but still more distant from our home settlement,
about 75 miles, and the greater part of the way was a wilderness,
through which, and across the trail or road from the central part
of Kentucky to those Licks, the Indians of the south passed in
their visits to the northern tribes, and vice versa, those of the
north visited the south, and several persons had been killed by
those visiting warriors.
But salt must be had or their provisions wrould be lost. Father
and Garrett prepared half-a-day sacks of corn meal and flour —
what is called six days provisions, and started for the salt works.
Garrett was accompanied by his brother, a young Irishman, and
father intended taking one of his black men, but when ready to
start, "Caesar" was missing. On inquiry it was ascertained
from his wife that he was afraid of being killed or taken by the
Indians and had gone off and hidden himself. In the dilemma
father, having heard me say: ' ' I wish I could go, " told me to get
my mother's consent and he would take me.
W*
1900.] Autobiography of Allen Trimble. 221
This was obtained (with some difficulty), and in a few minutes
I was mounted on a sack of meal, securely fixed on a pack-saddle,
upon old Roan and upon the march with the rest of the men.
It was a very proud day for me and to me.
I was only in my tenth year and really quite small for my age.
Mother consented to the arrangement with great reluctance, hav-
ing lost her eldest son by an accident, which I have heretofore
described. She had great fears that in case the party should be
attacked, either by the Indians or some other trouble spring up
in the long march, that I would certainly be killed or captured;
but as it seemed to be a case of necessity she would submit and
commit me to the protection of an overruling providence, etc.
The first night we encamped on Salt river and the next day
passed through the dangerous part of the road, then encamped
in the wild woods again. The howling of wolves and the sharp
scream of the panther was the only annoyance we met with.
I was very tired and slept, oh, so soundly each night. And
good Providence seemed to watch over me for I was refreshed by
the nights' repose; but when mounted, I found my meal-bag a
hard seat, but I made no complaint as I had decided to be very
brave. We reached the salt furnaces about 12 o'clock and found
that meal and flour were in great demand. So our sacks were
soon emptied and filled with salt. After a short rest of an hour or
two we left the salt licks and reached our encampment of the pre-
vious night.
But I found the salt sacks a much harder and more uncom-
fortable saddle that the meal bag, for the salt was not sufficiently
drained and the bitter water was soon dripping from each sack.
But my father had taken the precaution (knowing the corroding
character of this liquid) to put his saddle blankets on the sack
upon which I sat; but still my legs were not protected sufficiently,
and rubbing against the sack and the bitter water oozing through
the salt bag, and I soon felt the effect but bore it without saying
a word to my father; so I bore it, I say, until we reached our for-
mer campting ground. As soon as we dismounted, I showed
my father my legs, for they were highly inflamed and quite pain-
ful with a burning as if in a fire. An application of spirits was
made immediately, which was only like adding to fuel to the fire,
and indeed, I was almost frantic with pain, and the first and only
relief was from rubbing with a fat piece of bear meat. That
night I slept not at all.
222 Autobiography of Allen Tumble. [July,
The next day father put me upon his riding horse. My h .
were highly inflamed and sore, but less painful than they hao
been during the night. But as the pain became less violent I L- .
came drowsy and really would have fallen asleep on my horse
but for the fear I had of the Indians attacking us, for father beinq
afoot, discovered moccasin tracks in our road or trail. So he di-
rected Garrett to travel slowly and he would follow the tracks
while they pursued the road we were travelling. And if he dis-
covered Indians he would fire or not as he thought best and then
fall back, and, as each of them had rifles, they should tie their
horses and defend themselves to the last extremity; directing rut-
in the case of a fight with the Indians, not to be alarmed but t
stick to my horse, as the Indians would not be inclined or likely
to kill or capture me, until the fight was over. Then the horsi
if I would stick to him and guide him properly, would bear me oi!
in safety. But Mr. Barrett, the older, protested against fath< -
leaving us, for he said if he should be killed, as he probably would.
as there was at least three Indians in the same company, as their
moccasin tracks indicated, they then would fall upon and kill, or
capture, the balance of the party.
Father told him that if they had been discovered by the In-
dians, those left would be in more danger than he would be i:;
advance; for if he should be fired upon it would be a signal t
those in the rear to relieve their horses of their packs, then mount
them and make their escape. The Indians would therefore 1 i
likely to prefer two scalps, and a prisoner and five horses, to onf
scalp, and that one dependent upon their making a sure shot a?
him. Garrett was then more than before opposed to his goin
in advance; but father told him he would not venture so far bul
that he could fall back to support him, if need be; and primii
his trusty rifle a-fresh, pushed forward at a quick step. We :■
lowed very slowly. Mr. Garrett, though an early settler in K^ ■
tucky, and also a brave man, had not had an opprotunity i l
studying the Indian character, whilst few men of that day ha •
been more severely schooled in the science of Indian strategy tha!
my father. And from the time he returned from his Indian caj
tivity to the close of the American Revolution and also of t
Indian wars in the North-west, he was a close observer of Indto
events, in many of which he was intimately connected. And w
formed his opinions that seldom led him into errors, in relai: n
to either the motives or the actions of the Indians.
1 906] Autobiography of Allen 1 rimble. 223
Nor was he mistaken in his conclusions in this particular in-
stance. Knowing that the trail usually travelled by the Indians
from north to south was but a few miles in advance of the first
appearance of the moccasin tracks, he concluded that the party
were travellers who had left their trail to reconnoiter a few miles
of the Salt Lick road, as it was called, in hopes to meet a small
party of packers and take a few scalps and horses; but not dis-
posed to delay their journey or run much risk in order to obtain
a scalp or two, or a horse or two.
So the tracks of the moccasins were followed to the trail re-
ferred to, when they turned square off to the north. Then they
were followed for another half mile, no doubt remembering that
they were ignorant of being near a train of settlers, or salt packers.
So father soon joined us once more and we began to make a
rapid march to our first encampment on Salt river in what was
called McAfee's Settlement, a region that the Indians seldom
approached without being severely chastised.
Although we felt that we were out of danger, I was so much
excited with the long day's march and the suffering condition, I
could not sleep at all that night. We reached home the next
day, being five days out on the trip, and I was completely cured
of any future desire to be a salt packer, any how for the present.
But still I accompanied a larger party much further south, in
about six months later, when we went with wagons and pack
horses to within 100 miles of New Orleans and brought home a
larger amount of salt and of a superior quality.
To prove that my father's conclusions with regard to the pur-
poses of those Indians, whose tracks we had seen, some weeks
afterwards Mr. Robert Ford, a citizen of Lexington, Kentucky,
returning from Anderson's office (where he had been making
entries of lands), upon the road we had travelled and near the
Indian trails referred to, was shot and mortally wounded by a
small party of Southern Indians, returning from the north-west
of the Ohio, where they had been on a mission from their tribe
in the south, and they were pursued and their character ascer-
tained, as was also the fact that it was the same party whose
tracks had, in our salt expedition, given us so much uneasiness.
Mr. Todd was among the first settlers of Lexington; a bold,
enterprising man, and also greatly respected. His untimely
death made such an impression upon the public mind that all
the militia bordering on the region south of Kentucky river,
224 A utobiography of A lien Trimble. [J u 1 y
through which the Indian trail referred to passed, organized com-
panies for the purpose of breaking up this line of Indian travel.
Now, we are glad to say, this plan succeeded and the cautious
natives adapted the more circuitous route through Missouri, Illi-
nois and Indiana.
As the fear of the Indian visitation subsided, the log cabin,
with its strong fixtures of slab doors, with strong bars and bolts.
port holes, etc., gave place to the heavy log house, stone and
brick, according to the taste of the owner, and also according
to his ability to afford such luxuries, as they were called in those
pioneer days.
Now as I have said before, my father had erected a saw mill
and prepared lumber for a frame dwelling, and it was the first o;
its kind erected in the neighborhood. And raising the frame
(two stories high, 32 x 18 feet) was at that time considered a
serious undertaking.
The carpenter, John Porter, was an Irishman, and allowed to
manage the undertaking and enterprise alone. I do not now re-
member the number of hands but, for that day, they were quite
numerous, and they were called from distant neighborhoods
with forks and ropes in abundance, for great caution was ob-
served to prevent any accidents, and I am glad to asy, none
occurred.
The parties of workmen were all sober, for there was nothing
to make them otherwise. The frame was raised, without a single
accident, nor was anyone hurt in the least. But the joists did
not fit well, and it was a rickety looking concern, and contrasted
unfavorably with the substantial log cabin in which we still lived,
It was therefore propped on all sides with forks and poles to pro-
tect it against the wind, by the undertaker, as we called him..
John Porter. After viewing all the supports, he remarked:
'"That he believed he would adopt the plan of his countrymen
who found his cow in a bog, and not being able to get her out, and
fearing she might not be found, when he would return with help
to extricate her, fastened a tether to her horns and to an adjoin-
ing tree, to make the matter sure. So he would with the bulYa'r i
tugs and ropes, fasten his frame to a sugar tree (which had beea
left for shade) near the north-west corner of the frame, and then
he thought it would be safe. " This expedient, though not abs< •
lutely necessary, contributed to keep a tottering frame from ca-
reening. Placed on a strong foundation of limestone, strongly
If";*"
1906.] Autobiography of Allen Trimble. 225
weatherboarded and supported by two substantial brick chim-
neys, it proved, in the end, to be a safe dwelling.
Having erected a more commodious dwelling, the enlargement
of the farm seemed to be the next necessity. The disappearance
of the cane, as the country became more thickly settled, suggested
to the farmers, who had very much stock, the necessity of mak-
ing tame pasture, and growing more corn, to meet those approach-
ing necessities.
Now my father concluded to increase his labourers, and as
slaves at that time were very high in Kentucky, and white la-
bourers scarce, he prepared himself and set out for Virginia for
the purpose of purchasing a few negroes. But on his way, he
lost his money, but, collecting funds due to him in Virginia, he
proceeded to the low countries and made purchases of several
slaves.
Whilst travelling through the country in search of such as he
desired to purchase, he saw slavery as he had never seen it before,
especially as to. the effect the system wras producing upon society,
and the subject so impressed his mind, that in weighing the re-
sults of the system upon the moral, intellectual and political in-
terest of the country, the conclusion was that slavery was a great
evil, he was lead to believe. He, however, brought those he pur-
chased to his home in Kentucky, but soon after his return to his
family, he communicated to my mother some of the incidents
which he had witnessed, also giving some thrilling accounts of
the immorality of the masters and cruelties of overseers, and the
effect the system of slavery was producing upon the rising gener-
ation, who wTere being thus brought up in idleness and acquiring
habits that would unfit them for usefulness, both to themselves
or their country; and he said, after much reflection upon the
subject, that he had come to the conclusion that it would be
their duty, as it would also be to their interests, to free themselves
from slavery, just as soon as they could do so, thus consistently
with their own and the interests of the slaves, themselves.
It was a new subject, and mother was slow, in this one instance,
to fall in with my father's views. But, seeing he was so thor-
oughly convinced of the correctness of his views, and knowing
him to be a man of firmness of purpose, she yielded to what she
regarded as a necessity.
It was therefore concluded that the slaves should be set free,
after five years of service. They were accordingly mustered and
226 Autobiography cf Allen Trimble. [JuHr,
informed if they would serve their master and mistress faith-
fully five years, they should be set free, and this promise was made
in 179S and fulfilled to the letter in 1803.
When it was settled that our slaves should be set free, a new-
question was presented: "Shall we remain in Kentucky, or re-
move to the North-western Territory, where slavery is, by the
Ordinance of 1787, prohibited?" Both father and mother dif-
fered in their opinions upon this, as they had done upon the
question of manumitting their slaves. She objected to again
emigrating to a new country on account of the difficulty of giving
the younger children a suitable education and also of giving them
the benefit of good society, etc. Now, in order to meet the first
objection, a teacher was immediately employed to open a school
in our own house (as there were none in the neighborhood) and
every member of the family of children, both white and black,
were placed under the rigid discipline of Robert Elliott, an ac-
ceptable and experienced teacher. ' The result was what might
have been expected, we all looked upon it as the last chance we
would have to be schooled and made the best possible use of the
opportunity afforded us.
Schools had been kept during the winter in our neighborhood,
some of them about four miles from our residence, which we at-
tended but you must remember that teachers were hard to pro-
cure in those early times; and often very poorly qualified. So
of course the pupils were not well taught, still it was better than
we even expected at that time to find in the new state of Ohio,
at that earlv day.
Father, about this time, joined one of his neighbors, Alexan-
der Dunlap, in the purchase of lands in the Virginia Military Dis-
trict, north-west of the Ohio river, situate on Scioto and Paint
creeks, and purchased one tract on' his own account, situate
upon Paint and Clear Creeks. In the following autumn of the
-year 1S01, taking me with him, we visited these lands. We
crossed the Ohio river at a small town in Kentucky called Mays-
ville, and first visited the Clear Creek Survey, 2000 acres, en-
dorsed by and purchased of Thomas St. Hushley. The Evans
families and Swearingcns had already settled on Clear creek.
We reached William Hill's and he aided us in finding the land?
referred to.
4 (Tol?e continued.)
JEREMIAH MORROW.
First Representative to Congress from Ohio, United States
Senator, and Governor.
By his grandson, Josiah Morrow, Lebanon, Ohio.
(Concluded from page 133.)
Beginnings of the Whig Party in Ohio.
ORROW retired from the office of Governor in Decem-
ber, 1S26. As on retiring from the Senate he supposed
his public life closed, so now he expected to enjoy the
peace and content of a private citizen who had received the
highest honors from the people of his state. There were, how-
ever, repeated calls upon him to public duties which he could
not well decline.
The Whig party had its rise in the years immediately suc-
ceeding his retirement from the executive chair. He became
an adherent of that party, and in Ohio he was the most distin-
tinguished of its founders. Hitherto he had been elected to
offices without questions of party politics entering into the
canvasses. The great mass of the voters and nearly all of the
public men of Ohio had been of the Jeffersonian Republican
party. Now that party was to be divided. One of its divisions
was at first called Administration men during the Presidency
of John Quincy Adams, afterward National Republican, and
later, Whig. Governor Morrow was a firm supporter of J. Q.
Adams's administration and was shocked at the bitterness and
virulence with which it was assailed from the first day of its
existence.
The tariff question was now engaging the attention of the
country, and a convention of the " Friends of Manufacturing
Interests" was called to be held at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,
in July, 1827. At a large meeting at Cincinnati former Gov-
ernors Jeremiah Morrow and Ethan Allen Brown were selected
as delegates. Governor Brown, perhaps from lack of sympathy
with the purposes of the convention, did not attend, and he
subsequently became an adherent of the Jackson party. Gov-
ernor Morrow rode to Harrisburg in the heat of July, and his
name is one of the ninety-nine members of the convention
227
228 Jeremiah Morrow. [July,
signed to the memorial to Congress recommending an increase
of duties for the protection of American industry. The next
Congress adopted the tariff of 1828, called by its opponents
"the Bill of Abominations." The delegates from Ohio signed
to the Harrisburg memorial were Jeremiah Morrow, Thomas
Ewing, James Wilson, David Begges, Bezaleel Wells, William
R. Dickinson, John C. Wright and John Mcllvain. The memo-
rial is dated August 3, 1827.
In October, 1827, he was elected a Senator from his county
in the General Assembly to fill a vacancy caused by the death
of Jaco'tTD. Stiller, and thus became a member of the legisla-
ture the year after his retirement from the office of Governor.
His name was announced as a candidate for the office without
his knowledge and was before the people only about a week
before the election.* When asked if he would serve if elected.
he replied that he made it a rule not to seek any office or to
decline one in which it was thought he could be useful. When
the legislature met, he was tendered the position of Speaker
of the Senate, but this he declined, believing he could be more
useful on the floor.
Before this, three ex-Governors of Ohio had accepted the
position of member of the state legislature. The first Governor
of the state, Edward Tiffin, in 1809 resigned the office of United
States Senator and the same year accepted the office of Repre-
sentative from Ross county in the legislature and in that body
did what perhaps no other man in the whole history of the
country was ever called on to do, voted as a member of the
state legislature for a United States Senator to fill the vacancy
caused by his own resignation. In 1810 Samuel Huntington
retired from the office of Governor and the next year became
a Representative from Cuyahoga county. Thomas Worthing"
ton, after being twice Governor and twice United States Sena-
tor, was twice a Representative in the legislature from Ross
county. At a later period, Joseph Vance, having been defeated
in 183S when a candidate for re-election as Governor, became a
Senator from Champaign county in the legislature. Ex-Gov-
ernor Morrow, after serving in the State Senate, was twice a
Representative from his county in the General Assembly, and
is the only Governor of Ohio who served in both houses of the
legislature after retiring from the executive chair. The fact
* The vote stood : Morrow, 1.1«J4 ; J. M. Houston, 591 ; James W. Lanier. 133.
1906.] Jeremiah Morrozv. 229
may be here recalled that James Monroe, after serving as Gov-
ernor, member of the Continental Congress and foreign minis-
ter, returned to the state legislature to represent his county,
and after retiring from the Presidency, accepted the office of
justice of the peace.
Before taking his seat in the legislature to which he had
been elected, Mr. Morrow was called on to express in a public
manner his position in the approaching contest for the Presi-
dency between John Q. Adams and Andrew Jackson. It was
already apparent that the contest was to be an embittered one.
He was outspoken in favor of Adams, and consented to preside
at the first convention in his county of the supporters of the
Adams administration, which was held at the court house in
Lebanon, on November 17, 1827. On taking the chair he
addressed the convention at greater length than was his custom
in public speeches. The voters of the county, it was found,
were almost equally divided in their choice for President, but
a majority of the leading men of the county took part in this
convention, and the eloquent Tom Corwin, as chairman of a
committee, reported an elaborate address to the people in favor
of Adams's re-election which was adopted by the convention.
In the winter of 1827-28, nearly a year before the Presiden-
tial election, the leaders of both the Adams and the Jackson
forces began preparations for the first great political contest in
Ohio in which the voters were divided into two parties of
nearly equal numbers. On December 28, 1827, a convention
composed of delegates from the various counties was held at
the court house in Columbus for the purpose of forming an
electoral ticket to be supported by the friends of the adminis-
tration of John Ouincy Adams. This was the first state con-
vention in Ohio of the political party afterward known as
Whig. Jeremiah Morrow, of Warren county, was president,
and Thomas Corwin, of Warren, and William Doherty, of
Franklin, were the secretaries. The convention made no nom-
ination for Governor, but the Adams men supported Allen
Trimble for that office, who was a candidate for re-election. A
long address to the voters of the state favoring the re-election
of President Adams was adopted by the convention, of which
ten thousand copies signed by the president and the secreta-
ries were ordered to be printed, two thousand of which were
230 Jeremiah Morrow. [July*
to be in German. Morrow's name was placed at the head of
;the electoral ticket selected by this convention.
Ten days later, on January 8, 1828, the Democratic state con-
tention, composed of about an equal number of delegates, was
[held at the same place. Ex-Governor Ethan Allen Brown, of
; Hamilton county, was president, and Thomas R. Ross, of War-
jren, and Humphry H. Leavitt, of Jefferson, were the secreta-
ries. The name of ex-Governor Brown was placed at the head
!of the electoral ticket chosen. On the next day another con-
vention, composed largely of the same delegates, met at the
same place with Thomas R. Ross as chairman and Caleb
Atwater as secretary, and formally recommended John W.
Campbell, of Brown county, as a suitable man to be supported
by the friends of Jackson for the office of Governor. This was
the first nomination of a candidate of a political party for a
state office in Ohio. Mr. Campbell, who had served for ten
years in Congress, was defeated for the office of Governor, and
was not long after appointed by Jackson a United States dis-
trict judge. The political contest of 1828 was an animated
one throughout the state ; the Adams men elected Trimble
Governor by a majority of 2,020, but in November Jackson re-
ceived a majority of 4,201.
The caucus or convention method of nominating candidates
for office was introduced into Ohio by the Jackson party, and
at first it was strongly denounced by the opposition party as
an undemocratic contrivance which abridged the liberty of the
voters. In 1828, for the first time in Warren county, caucus
nominations for members of the legislature were made and a
Jackson ticket put in the field, which was elected by a small
majority. Mr. Morrow was not a candidate. The voters of
the county were this year nearly evenly divided between the
two parties, the Jackson candidate for Governor having a ma-
jority of G2 in October, but Adams a majority of 37 over Jack-
son at the presidential election in November. The next year,
the result of the election being doubtful, the anti-Jackson
party induced their strongest men to run for Representatives
in the legislature. Governor Morrow and Thomas Corwin,
both against their personal inclinations, consented to be can-
didates and were elected by decided majorities. They were
not the nominees of any caucus or convention, but both were
known to be opponents of the Jackson administration. From
1906.] Jeremiah Morrow. 231
this time forth Warren took its place as one of the strongest
anti-Jackson counties in Ohio.*
The House of Representatives to which Morrow and Corwin
were elected in 1829, consisted of 37 Jackson and 35 anti-Jack-
son members. Thomas L. Hamer, the talented young Demo-
cratic lawyer of Brown county, was the Speaker. In appoint-
ing the fifteen standing committees he gave a majority of Jack-
son men to eight, and a majority of anti-Jackson men to seven.
Mr. Morrow became chairman of the Finance committee and
Mr. Corwin of the Judiciary committee.
In the autumn of 1831 a mass meeting of the opponents of
the administration of General Jackson in the Congressional
district composed of Butler and Warren counties, then repre-
sented in Congress by Thomas Corwin, was held at Red Buck
tavern, near the boundary line between the counties, for the
purpose of selecting a delegate to the National Convention for
the nomination of candidates for President and Vice President.
Governor Morrow was selected as the delegate and accepted
the appointment. The opponents of the administration were
then known as National Republicans. The convention of this
party, which nominated Henry Clay and John Sargeant, was
the first one which could be called a national convention for
the nomination of candidates for President and Vice President.
The convention assembled at Baltimore, December 12, 1831,
The journey of Governor Morrow to the convention was made
in very inclement weather, and was probably his first journey
in a stage coach over the country he had so often traversed on
horseback while a member of Congress.
The convention was in session five days. Henry Clay was
nominated unanimonsly on the second day, the roll of the
states being called, and each delegate rising in his place and
declaring the name of the person for whom he voted. Daniel
Webster, who was present in the city, was invited to a seat on
the floor of the convention. On the fourth day Governor
Morrow, chairman of the committee appointed to present to
Charles Carroll, the last survivor of the signers of the Declara-
tion of Independence, the resolution of the convention and
ascertain when it would be convenient for him to receive a
visit from the members of the convention, reported that Mr.
*The vote for two Representatives from Warren county in 1829 stood: Jeremiah Morrow
(anti-Jaekson), l.OTy ; Thomas K. Koss (Jackson), 846; Thomas Corwin (anti-Jackson), 1,06b;
Benjamin Baldwin (Jackson), 815.
232 Jeremiah Morrow. Uu^y»
Carroll would be pleased to see the members at his house at
four o'clock on the afternoon of that day, at which time the
delegates proceeded in a body to the residence of the venera-
ble patriot.
The convention adopted no platform of principles, but in its
stead an address to the people of the United States, consisting
of twelve large octavo pages. Along with this address was
circulated a speech of the President of the convention, James
Barbour of Virginia, delivered just before the adjournment.
An extract from this speech follows:
"It is with sincere pleasure, I can declare, that my satisfaction, with all
that has occurred here, has been without the alloy of a single adverse cir-
cumstance. I have seen and the sight filled me with joy, not only the
young and the athletic, but sages laboring under bodily infirmity — among
whom, I beg particularly to refer to Gov. Morrow of Ohio, who has so kind-
ly and in terms so flattering, adverted to the public services of my col-
leagues and myself. Of Governor Morrow, I can in all sincerity, declare,
that, having met him in the councils of the Nation, in the darkest period
of the late war, I ever found him, pure in motive, firm in purpose, wise in
council, always ready for any measure called for by any exigency of the
times, and ardently devoted to the interests and glory of his country.
Such men I have seen, at this most extraordinary inclement season, com-
ing from the ends of the earth, traversing mountains and streams, re-
gardless of all personal sacrifices, coming here, in the perilous state of our
public affairs, to offer us their counsel, and to aid us in replacing our coun-
try on the height from which it has been cast down. Their attendance
alone under such circumstances, is but too strong proof of the unquiet
state of the public mind. I have seen a convention thus composed, of the
young and the old, concurring in every measure adopted, with an unanim-
ity so unparalleled, as in itself to furnish a presage of success."
At the Presidential election the next year, the name of Mor-
row was placed at the head of the Clay ticket in Ohio. This
was the third time he headed an electoral ticket. It soon be-
came evident that the success of the candidate he had assisted
in nominating at Baltimore was hopeless. Jackson carried
Ohio and received more than three-fourths of the electoral
I
votes. Clay carried but six states.
In 1835 for the only time in his life he was defeated at the
polls, but a few months later was elected to the office for which
he had been defeated. At the close of the session of the legis-
lature of 1834-35, Joseph Whitehill, Representative from War-
ren county, resigned to accept the office of state Treasurer.
No election to fill the vacancy would have been ordered, had
not the Governor called the legislature to assemble in a special
session June 8, 1835, for the consideration of the subject mat-
ter of the controversy with Michigan concerning the boundary
between the states. A special election in Warren county to
1906.] Jeremiah Morrow. 233
fill the vacancy in the office of Representative was ordered to
be held June 1. Governor Morrow was solicited to be a can-
didate. He was opposed to the use of his name in the canvass,
but he said he would serve if elected. At some of the polls it
was reported that he would not accept the office. His oppo-
nent received a majority of fifty-five votes in the total vote
of 1,075. The friends of the Governor who had presented his
name were much chagrined at the result; but he made no
complaint, and at the October election in the same year he
consented to be a candidate for the same office and was elected
with little opposition.* On February 22, 183G, he presided at
the Whig state convention at Columbus, which recommended
Harrison and Granger for President and Vice President, and
nominated Joseph Vance for Governor.
In 1835 the first turnpike into Cincinnati was made. At the
close of that year sixteen miles of macadamized road through
Sharonville were completed. The Cincinnati, Montgomery,
Hopkinsville, Roachester and Clarksville Macadamized Turn-
pike Company was chartered in 1834. Governor Morrow was
President of the company and freely gave his time without
compensation to carry forward this improvement. The turn-
pike was completed to Hopkinsville about 1840. While this
work was going on he was also President of the Little Miami
Railroad Company.
In December, 1837, he attended the Ohio Educational Con-
vention in Columbus. The sessions were presided over in turn
by ex-Gov. Morrow, Gov. Vance, Judge McLean and Rev. Dr.
Hoge.
On the 4th of July, 1839, he laid the corner-stone of the
Capitol at Columbus. The address he delivered on this occa-
sion has been much admired. The ceremonies were conducted
in the presence of a large assemblage, the officers of the state,
the Judges of the United States Circuit and District Courts and
three military companies. The gigantic corner-stone was
placed at the northeast angle of the foundation. It was in
two parts, and while the lower half was already firmly laid in
its place the other was swinging aloft upheld by complicated
mazes of cordage. In the excavation of the stone were placed
various public documents, state papers, gold and silver coins,
♦The vote for one Representative, in June, stood: Morrow, 510; Thomas R. Ross, 565.
In October, for two Representatives, Morrow, 1,309: John Hunt. 848; L. Osborn, 810; Dan-
iel Morris, 465; Nathaniel McLean. 188; Daniel Crane, 114. . —
234 Jeremiah Morrow. Uuly>
and specimens of the agricultural and manufacturing produc-
tions of Ohio, all securely packed in strong flint glass jars.
Also a glass tube hermetically sealed, in which was a scroll
containing the following:
."The corner-stone of the Capitol of Ohio, in the United States of America,
was laid, under the direction of the Commissioners, by Jeremiah Morrow,
ex-Governor of the state, and one of its earliest pioneers, in the presence
of the officers of state, and a large concourse of citizens, on the 4th day
of July, in the year of our Lord 1839, at meridian, being the sixty-third an-
niversary of our National Independence. The State of Ohio, being the six-
teenth state admitted into the Union, was organized into an independent
State in the year of our Lord 1802."
ADDRESS OF EX-GOVERNOR MORROW.
Fellow-Citizens: — On this day, the anniversary of American Independ-
ence, the foundation of a great edifice is to be laid ; you are assembled to
witness and assist in the interesting ceremonies; an edifice that will' he
dedicated as a Temple of Law — the Capitol of the state. A generation has
not passed away since the state of Ohio first took rank among the states of
the Union — since the Constitution, the foundation of our political structure,
was formed. Several of the individuals yet remain, and it is with pleasure
I witness some of them in attendance on this occasion, who participated
in the early councils, and whose labors were employed in giving form and
effect to our civil and political institutions. The occasion seems to invite
to a review of by-gone times and past transactions — to a comparison be-
tween our former infant, and present more matured, state of political exist-
ence.
Then — with a population few in numbers, sparsely spread over unim-
proved and unconnected sections of territory, without intercourse, com-
mercial or social, between the distant parts; a people unassimilated in
habits and manners, and without adequate revenue or resources for the
support of their government. Now — with a population numerous and
comparatively dense, spread over every section of our territory — a system
adopted for general education, to insure the cultivation of the intellectual
and moral powers in the rising generation — public improvements extend-
ing in every direction, and the means and resources sufficient, with proper
economy and prudent conduct to support the necessary public expendi-
tures; This change, so vast in our condition, and produced in so short a
period, as it is unexampled, must lead to the investigation of the causes
which have produced such results. And while, with devout gratitude, we
recognize the protecting care of a kind Providence, vouchsafed to our
country, we may certainly attribute, in some degree, our rapid growth and
continued progress in improvement, to the influence of free institutions, a
well regulated government, good legislation, and faithful administration of
justice. It is true our system is not perfect. Imperfection attaches to all
the works of man, and experience has pointed out many defects in our con-
stitution and laws which require the efforts of an enlightened community to
to remedy and correct. But still we may rest satisfied in the conclusion
that the system is not far wrong — the Government, in its principles and
practice, not radically defective — when a state so great has suddenly grown
up in a wilderness, and an intelligent people continue to approve and
cherish the principles of its organization and operations.
Occupying, as this state does, a station in the political scale, among the
first in the Union — having more than fulfilled the most sanguine expecta-
tions of its founders — its situation now, in almost every respect, what we
could wish it to be, our attention is drawn to the prospect before us.
The present is reality — the future we cannot with certainty determine.
It is not permitted to any to unveil futurity : we arrive at conclusions by
the process of reasoning from cause to effect. Speculative theorists have,
1906.] Jeremiah Morrow. 235-
indeed, imagined a law of nature to exist which prescribed fixed limits to
the duration of states and nations, like that which limits the term of exist-
ence to the individual man. We are assured, by the record of history, that
the nations of antiquity had their rise and progress to maturity — a period
of pristine vigor — a decline and final extinction ; and it would seem that
the same inevitable decree of nature has operation on the nations of mod-
ern times. Some — once mighty and powerful — are now hastening to final
dissolution, like the exhausted taper flickering in its socket to extinction.
But the cases are not analogous ; in the one moral causes operate — in the
other the causes are physical. We may then, with certainty, conclude,
that a political community has an indefinite period of duration — that while
we continue to cherish and preserve our free institutions — while we are
true to our best interests, we may calculate on a continued course of im-
provement. But, in reference to the object more immediately in our view,
I pronounce that Ohio, a member of this great republic, by her assembled
people, this day lays the corner-stone of her future CapitoL Let the foun-
dations be deep and strong; let the materials be of nature's most lasting
gifts — durable — imperishable; let the edifice rise in solemn, simple grand-
eur, a monument of chaste and classic beauty. And may the lightnings
of heaven, which scathe, aad the whirlwind and storm, which prostrate
the works of man, pass by and spare this house, erected by a mighty peo-
ple, and consecrated to social and constitutional government. And may
the councils of truth and justice and virtue preside in its halls; may discord
and faction be put far from them; and may a free and united people, who
reared it, and whose temple it is, watch over and cherish within its walls
the form and spirit of their republican institutions. And may the bless-
ings of a benign Providence, now and through all coming time, rest upon
this people, and upon this house, the work of their hands.
I NOW LAY THE CORNER-STONE OF THE CAPITOL OF OHIO !
The First Railroad Out of Cincinnati.
Jeremiah Morrow was the president and the most conspicu-
ous figure of the company which constructed the first railroad
out of Cincinnati. The most important public service of his
last years was in thus opening direct railroad communication
from the Ohio river to the interior of the state and to the
lakes. He had done much to improve the inland channels of
intercourse; he had been one of the originators of the Cum-
berland road ; a member of the first state board of canal com-
missioners of Ohio, and the advocate and promoter of the
macadamized highways to Cincinnati ; he was in his old age
to give his time and energies without compensation to the con-
struction of a steam railway along the river upon which he had
been a pioneer.
The last legislature in which he served incorporated the Lit-
tle Miami Railroad Company, March 11, 1836. The capital
authorized was $7.50,000. Commissioners for receiving sub-
scriptions of stock were appointed, of whom he was one. The
preliminary survey to discover a practical route for the rail-
236 Jeremiah Morroiu. [July,
■''"-"^-•r
way was intrusted to Ormsby M. Mitchell, a graduate of West
Point, then a young professor in the Cincinnati college, after-
ward distinguished as an astronomer and a general. Professor
Mitchell made an examination of the country first on horse
back and commenced his survey with instruments at Xenia.
He began his iwork on the 12th of June, 1837 ; his report of
the survey is dated August 24 of the same year. He found
that the country afforded more than one practicable route and
was disposed to favor the crossing of the river at a point about
two miles below Waynesville, and to follow the western side
thence to Columbia ; in this way, he said, the heavy viaducts
across Caesar's creek, East Fork and Todd's Fork would be
avoided. He recommended, however, an accurate survey of
both sides of the river before a final location was made. He
estimated that the 88 miles of the road could be completed
ready for the locomotive for 8596,000.
When the road was projected it was believed that the numer-
ous mills on the Little Miami would furnish an important part
of the freight to be carried. There were then fifty flour mills
along the proposed line or near it manufacturing about 100,-
000 barrels of flour annually, for market ; there were also
twenty saw mills, six distilleries, three paper mills and one
cotton factory. Prof. Mitchell quotes Gov. Morrow as saying
that while he had at his mill all the power and machinery
necessary for the manufacture of merchant flour, he found the
business unprofitable on account of the extreme difficulty of
getting the flour to market. After the completion of the
Miami canal the mills on the Little Miami could not compete
with those in the Great Miami valley.
The second important object the projectors had in view was
a rapid and cheap conveyance from the Ohio river to the grc.it
National road at Springfield, the first direct artery of trade
and travel from Ohio to the seaboard. Notwithstanding the
bad condition of the country roads at that time from forty to
sixty passengers went daily by stage-coach between Spring-
field and Cincinnati, and it was predicted that the numbei
would at once be quadrupled by the completion of the railroad.
A third object was the formation of a line of railroad through
the entire state by a connection at Springfield with the road
from Sandusky already in progress of construction.
1006.] Jeremiah Morrow. 237
The charter of the Little Miami road provided that the com-
pany should be allowed to charge not more than five cents per
mile for each ton of freight and three cents for each passenger;
and that the state should have the privilege at any time within
thirty-five years, of purchasing the road for the use of the state
at a price not exceeding the original cost and fifteen per cent,
additional. The shares of stock were 850 each and a cash pay-
ment of §5 was required on each share subscribed.
Subscriptions of stock were not made with great liberality
by individuals, but the city of Cincinnati subscribed §200,000
and the county of Greene §50,000, the last with the proviso
that the money be expended within the county. At a later
period Clark county subscribed §25,000. The Ohio legislature
in 1837 authorized a loan by the state to railroad companies in
negotiable certificates of stock bearing six per cent, interest,
equal to one-third of the capital stock of the company, and
under this act the Little Miami obtained aid from the state.
When thirty miles of the road had been completed and the
company was in great distress, the city of Cincinnati made a
loan to the company of §100,000, payable in 1880. The great
liberality of Cincinnati, when the first step was to be taken in
the construction of a magnificent system of railways, and the
city was yet small, should not be forgotten. An early report
gives the following as the subscriptions to the capital stock :
The City of Cincinnati $200,000.
The State of Ohio 121,900.
The County of Greene 50,000.
Individuals 154,050.
Total $525,950.
The gauge was four feet ten inches, the same as that of the
northern road on which a few miles of track had already been
laid out from Sandusky. Thus was established what was long
the Ohio railroad gauge, differing from that of the eastern
roads, which was four feet eight and one-half inches, a differ-
ence which resulted in intermediate gauges and compromise
car wheels, and an outlay of millions of dollars before the
standard gauge of fifty-six inches became universal in the
United States. The superstructure was mostly of wood. The
cross-ties were firmly imbedded in gravel or broken stone, and
in them notches were cut into which the wooden rails or string
pieces were securely wedged. On these were placed the flat
■?«»«?*,WW 1
238 Jeremiah Morrow. [July,
iron bars. The string pieces were of sawn oak or other dura
ble timber, about six by eight inches, and twelve feet long
They were beveled for the flange of the car wheels, so that th
locomotive could run on the wooden rails before the iron v,a-
laid, as was sometimes done in the construction of the track.
Some miles of the road were first laid with poplar rails, which
proved unfit for the purpose, and were replaced with oak. On
the Eastern roads Carolina pine was used for rails. The flat
iron rail was 2x/2 inches wide by ^ in thickness. Professor
Mitchell thought that a rail two inches by one inch would be
better. In 1844 President Morrow congratulated the company
that in the last contracts for iron rails the size had been in-
creased to two and a half inches by seventh-eighths of an
inch.
After the contracts had been made for the construction of
the lower end of the road and while the work was being pushed
forward rapidly, a financial panic came on throughout the
country. Many of the stockholders failed and others were in
such straits as to be unable to pay the instalments on their
stock as they became due. The legislature repealed the act
authorizing loans to such companies and no further aid from
the state could be expected. Contractors who had finished
their work could not obtain their pay. Laborers with pick^
and shovels surrounded the house of the treasurer, William
Lewis, at Fulton, demanding their money. Notes bearing six
per cent, interest were given to the most clamorous. The ma-
chinery necessary for carrying on the work of construction was
levied on and in some cases sold. Farmers paid their sub-
scriptions in cattle and other live stock, which was disposed ol
by the company, often at a sacrifice, and sometimes butchered
and the meat distributed among the laborers. But the cour-
age of the president never gave away. The name of Governor
Morrow at the head of the directory inspired confidence even
in the face of an empty treasury. To gain time for recruiting,
to save from sale the machinery of the road, the property wa-
on July 1, 1843, placed in the hands of a trustee. The real
estate on Front street in Cincinnati, purchased for a depot, was
sold to meet the demands of the more pressing creditors, and
thus the company's credit was restored.
The road crept slowly up the Little Miami. The work ol
construction was commenced in 1837. In December, 1841. the
$mmw-
1<.K)0.] jferefttiah Morrow. 239
track had been laid only from Fulton to Milford, a distance
of fifteen miles. The next year the road reached Fosters. In
July, 1844, the first cars were seen at Deerfield, now South
Lebanon, and before the close of the same year they were at
the mouth of Todd's Fork. In August, 1845, the road was
completed to Xenia, and on the 10th day of August, 1846, ten
years after the road was chartered, the first train reached
Springfield. Two years later the Mad River and Lake Erie
united with the Little Miami at Springfield, making the first
uninterrupted railroad communication from the Ohio to the
lakes. No sooner had the road reached Todd's Fork than a
town sprang up there, which was named Morrow, in honor of
the president.
The road was opened for traffic with an excursion over the
fifteen miles of road completed from Fulton to Milford, in
which the city council, newspaper men and other citizens were
invited. The first grand excursion on the first railroad out of
Cincinnati took place on December 14, 1841. The train left
Fulton at 11 o'clock, and though delayed some time by the
earth falling from an embankment upon the track, reached
Milford in one hour and a half. The excursionists remained
at Milford about an hour, during which the citizens of that vil-
lage were taken on a short excursion. On the return, Fulton
was reached in a little over an hour. The name of the engine
was Gov. Morrow, that of the leading car, James Madison.
The Cincinnati Gazette, of December 15, 1841, in describing
the excursion, said :
"We cannot forbear thanking those who through good and evil report,
persevered in urging this enterprise forward. They have acted nobly and
well, and the clay is not far distant when all will admit, as we believe that
this is one of the most important works which have been undertaken for
Cincinnati and Ohio.
"We felt strongly as we were whirled along at rapid pace, what a change
a few years had caused in this glorious West. There were men with us
who could tell the tales of Indian warfare, of the hardships of our pioneer
fathers, of the isolated condition of the new settlements, with all its diffi-
culties and trials, and yet in their day they had lived to see the power of
science turning this wilderness into a garden, and bringing distant points
together as if they were one neighborhood. All honor to the enterprise
and energy of that people who can work such changes."
In December, 1843, the first report of President Morrow was
printed. There were then twenty-eight miles of road in daily-
use ; the company owned one locomotive, two passenger cars,
one for thirty and the other for sixty passengers, eight freight
cars and three hand cars. During the year 11,271 passengers
240 Jeremiah Morrow. Quly>
had been carried, and the president reported that with the
equipment then possessed, it was impossible to run the train
with regularity or to do the business offered.
It the year 1844 a second locomotive and new cars were pur-
chased. Two trains were run on one track at the same time,
then considered a wonderful feat, and as time-tables were not
yet used, the conductors were instructed to run slowly and to
be careful to prevent a collision. Two engines, however, col-
lided to the serious injury of both. Some of the early time-
tables were about the size of a man's hand, and have the run-
ning time filled in with a pen, and on the back the direction :
"Pass all roads slowly, taking care not to frighten horses."
About the year 1844 an agent was sent East to obtain at
Boston either stock subscriptions or a loan of $200,000 in order
to complete the road to Xenia and Springfield. The mission
was not successful. In 1845. after the completion of the road
to Xenia, Clark county subscribed to the capital stock $25,0< >* '.
and individual subscriptions were received to the amount of
89,000. The president urged the completion of the remaining
twenty miles from Xenia to Springfield, and claimed that the
revenue from Springfield and its connections would exceed
that of the entire road from Cincinnati to Xenia, and the time
from Cincinnati to Boston during the season of lake navigation
would be less than three days. The contract for completing
the road to Springfield was made in July, 1845.
In the early reports are found sums expended for "animal
power" in the running of trains. The authorities of Cincinnati
would not at first permit the running of a steam locomotive
within the city limits, and horses were employed in drawing
the cars between the depot and the city boundary.
The first locomotives in Ohio were made in the eastern
cities and were shipped to the state by water ; those for tin-
Little Miami road via New Orleans to Cincinnati ; those f< r
the Mad River and Lake Erie by canal and the lake to Sai
dusky. The first locomotive in Cincinnati, the "Gov. Mor-
row," was a small but serviceable engine of twelve tons, with
only one driving-wheel on each side. The following locom
tives for the Little Miami road were purchased up to 1847:
Gov. Morrow, 12 tons. Warren, 14 tons. Ohio, 15 ton'
Xenia, 13 " Win. Peril), 15 " Miami, 13
Ben. Franklin, 15 " Robt. Fulton, 15 " Hamilton, 16 \
Milford, 15 " Shawnee, 10 " Greene, H
Cincinnati, 16 " Springfield, 13 " Arthur St. Clair, 15
1906.] Jeremiah Morrow. 241
In 1846 a dividend of five per cent, was declared to the stock-
holders. The earnings increased so rapidly that the next year
the dividend was 8*4 per cent. The Little Miami prospered.
It received the sobriquet of "The Old Reliable," and some of
its projectors lived to see it recognized as one of the best con-
ducted railroads in the country, and its stock quoted at 148.
In 1869 the entire road was leased to the Pittsburg, Cincinnati
and St. Louis Railway Company for ninety-nine years at an
annual rental of 8480,000, eight per cent, of its capital stock.
Governor Morrow, who had labored for the road from its
inception amid the discouragements resulting from the doubts
of many of its feasibility, the opposition of some, and the dis-
astrous effects of a general financial panic, having seen the
road under his administration put into successful operation and
placed on a paying basis, resigned the office of president of
the company in 1845. As an officer of the road he would re-
ceive no compensation for his services, accepting only pay-
ment for his expenditures. The company was able to pay his
successors handsome salaries.
The Last Years in Congress.
In 1840 ex- Governor Morrow was elected a member of Con-
gress from the Fourth Congressional District, composed of the
counties of Warren, Highland and Clinton, to succeed Thomas
Corwin, who resigned to accept the Whig nomination for gov-
ernor. This was the only case in which he was elected to Con-
gress to represent only a portion of the state and the only in-
stance in which he was nominated for an office by a political
convention.
The animated contest for the Presidency in 1840 began early
in the spring. Harrison and Tyler had been nominated at
Harrisburg, Dec. 6, 1839. Corwin was nominated for Governor
at a great mass meeting at Columbus, Feb. 22, 18-10. The
public mind was soon put in commotion by large mass meet-
ings and mass conventions, some of which were of enormous
size.
The mass convention of the Whigs for the nomination of a
candidate for Congress was held at Wilmington on May 22.
For weeks before the meeting local committees were at work
throughout the three counties to insure a large attendance, and
242 Jeremiah Morrow. Duly,
their efforts were successful. It was estimated that there were
ten thousand people present. The people went on foot, on
horseback, in wagons, and in log cabins and immense canoes
placed on wheels and drawn by six horses. They carried ban-
ners, coon-skins, and kegs of hard cider, and sang doggerel
ballads made for the occasion, accompanied with the noise of
fifes, drums and fiddles. There were three large canoes and
one log cabin from Warren county. Nathaniel McLean, of
Warren county, was the President of the meeting, and Thomas
Corwin orator. Before the address of Corwin the main busi-
ness of the convention was transacted. The people of the three
counties being separated into three meetings, appointed fifty-
delegates from each county for the purpose of nominating a
candidate for Congress. The delegates having met, reported
to the convention that they had agreed upon Jeremiah Morrow
as the candidate for the unexpired term of Corwin, and also
for the ensuing full term. This report was then unanimously
confirmed by a vote of the whole convention. All the coun-
ties of the district were Whig and Gov. Morrow had a large
majority.*
He took his seat at the commencement of the second session
of the 26th Congress and served three years. Twenty-one
years had elapsed since his retirement from the Senate. Great
changes had taken place in that time. He found few of those
who had formerly served with him. Of the members of the
eighth Congress in which he had first taken his seat as a mem-
ber, besides himself, one only was a member of this — John
Quincy Adams, then a Senator, now a Representative.
He was again placed in his old position as a member of the
Committee on Public Lands. He voted for the bill distribut-
ing the proceeds of the Public Lands among the states. He
supported in general the measure of the Whigs, and repudiated
the policy of President Tyler.
The President's veto of the National Bank bill produced its
natural effect upon the party which had elected him. The
President was boldly denounced in both Houses by individual
members. But the Whigs determined upon a more formal and
denunciation and repudiation of the President, and according-
ly on September 11, 1841, the same day that the whole cabinet
*The Democratic candidate was General Benjamin Baldwin, of Warren county. Th«
Whig vote in the district wus 6,714 ; the Democratic, 4,620.
1906.] Jeremiah Morrow. 243
except Webster resigned, the Whigs of both Houses held a
meeting to determine on a course of action under the embar-
rassing circumstances. Two Presidents of the meeting were
appointed, Nathan F. Dixon, of Rhode Island, from the Sen-
ate, and Jeremiah Morrow from the House, "both venerable
on account of age and character." The resolutions adopted at
this meeting were expressive of the indignation of the Whigs
throughout the country and formally excommunicated the
the President from the party.
While he faithfully discharged all the duties of his office,
Morrow's last years in Congress were irksome to him. He felt
that he belonged to a past age. Twenty-one years had made
no less change in the manners than in the men of Congress.
The spoils system had in that time been fastened upon the
government. The practice had been introduced of speech-
making by the hour on topics already exhausted, solely for
personal ends. The halls of Congress had been turned into an
arena for wordy contests for party purposes and to the neglect
of public interests. There were more personalities in debate
and less courtesy among members. " My old associates," he
said, "are nearly all gone. I am acting with another genera-
tion. The courtesies which members formerly extended to
one another are, in a great measure, laid aside. I feel that I
am in the way of younger men." He determined not to per-
mit the use of his name again as a candidate.
On July 29, 1842, there was a public meeting at the court
house in Lebanon, for the purpose of choosing delegates to
the congressional district nominating convention to be held a
few weeks later. After the transaction of the main business
of the meeting, Governor Morrow, who was present, asked the
indulgence of the audience while he addressed a few words to
the delegates then appointed.
After referring to the importance of the trust conferred and
the duty imposed on them by their appointment, he said they
would rightly be blamed if they did not make a suitable selec-
tion of a candidate for Congress, for the district afforded
abundant material for a good selection.
"It is generally known," he said, " that I decline being a candidate for
re-election to a seat in Congress. My determination to do so was formed
and imparted to many immediately after I commenced service under the
last election to that oilice. My name, of course, will not be before the con-
vention. This determination was not made from any repugnance t<> the
service. The oflice of Representative is a highly honorable oilice to those
Home, Farm and Mill.
The home life of Jeremiah Morrow was that of a farmer
among farmers. His house was distinguished from those of
his neighboring farmers more by the evidence found within of
intellectual life than by any exterior elegance or splendor.
He lived with republican simplicity and independence, owning
the land he tilled and owing no man aught. In his husbandry
he was frugal, but it was the frugality of thrift, not of avarice.
In his domestic economy he preserved, perhaps as nearly as is
possible, the golden mean between parsimony and improvi-
dence.
His farm residence which succeeded his pioneer cabin was
built about 1800, and was a substantial and comfortable, but by
244 Jeremiah Morrow. [July,
.
who discbarge their duty well. How far my services in the last Congress
have been useful, it is not for me to determine. The course of policy which
the majority attempted to adopt met my unqualified approbation. I could
with n good conscience and entire consistency with a former course, art
with the Whig party in all their leading measures. -
" My reasons for declining are mainly personal. It is now nearly forty-
three years since I was by the favor of the people first called into public
life as a member of the territorial legislature, and I have rendered a con-
tinuous service in public life ever since in various capacities, with short
intervals. Though blessed with a good physical constitution, I feel the in-
firmities of advancing age growing upon me. Most of my contemporaries in
early service have been called to another stage of existence. I have ascer-
tained that but five associated with me in the first Congress in which 1
rendered service in 1803, yet remain in life. My last services in Congress
were not with early contemporaries, but really among posterity. Hence I
concluded that I had already served my generation in public life. To make
further claims on the public confidence would manifest unwonted ambition
and be an effort to go out of my proper place. Admonished by these con-
siderations, I retire from public service with an ardent wish for renewed
prosperity to our beloved country. I have no more to say."
Among those present at this meeting was Durbin Ward, a
student at law in the office of Gov. Corwin at Lebanon, and
ten years later, in his eulogium on Gov. Morrow, pronounced
in the Ohio House of Representatives, Mr. Ward said:
" I well remember when the venerable old man declined serving longer
in Congress. With that gravity of intonation for which he was so remarka-
ble, he announced to his assembled fellow-citizens that he wished to be ex-
cused from serving them longer — that he had lived through his age and
generation and served it as best he could ; that the new men and new inter-
ests had grown up around him, and that it was now proper for him to leave
those interests to the keeping of the present generation, who better under-
stood and who more warmly sympathized in the wants of the present age.
He made the same response when solicited to take a seat in the second con-
stitutional convention. He said he had assisted in forming one constitu-
tion ; it was now worn out and he was worn out with it. The new one
ought to be formed by those who would live under it."
fgssasmjij r-" i ■ i^sp |tp
r"1
-^~
/
-ju -A'. ..«. j4.,.-.
k J&&d&&!uii!
£t ^
*
s E3-1
s ~
c« > — •
x :?
•. «> i—
1906.] Jeremiah Morrow. 245
no means imposing frame structure, two stories high with a
wing of one story. Inside were the old-fashioned wide fire-
places and the plain furniture of the old time farm house with
long and well filled book-shelves.
On leaving the paternal roof his father had been able to
make him an advancement of only one hundred and thirty
pounds, Pennsylvania currency, and ten years elapsed after his
emigration to the West, before he was able pay for his entire
farm. He received deeds from John Cleves Symmes, the pat-
entee of the Miami Purchase, at three different dates, the price
paid advancing with the times — in 1800, two hundred and
ten acres at §1.50 per acre, in 1S03 two hundred and twelve
acres at 83.00 per acre, and in 1805 ninety acres at §4.00 per
acre. In 1816 he sold seventy acres of uncleared land well
situated on the Cincinnati and Chillicothe road at 86.25 per
acre, a fact which indicates that, notwithstanding the rapid
influx of emigrants, land on the Little Miami did not rise
rapidly in value.
The pioneer did not find farming even on the new and fertile
farms an easy road to wealth. There were few articles of ex-
port from the land of the early settler. For the first year or
two he was fortunate if he grew enough to feed and clothe
himself and family in comfort, and after his land was well
cleared and he was able to produce more than he could con-
sume at home, he found great embarrassment in getting his
farm products to market. Previous to the introduction of
steamboats on the Ohio, about 1817, prices of farm products at
Cincinnati were almost uniformly low, while the articles the
farmer was compelled to purchase were high.
The market produce from Mr. Morrow's farm was hauled to
Cincinnati in a wagon drawn sometimes by horses and some-
times by oxen over the bridgeless and ungravelled state road.
The driver often encamped over night in the woods on Walnut
Hills and drove to market in the morning. In cold nights the
camp fires of many teamsters could be seen in the woods where
now is a populous portion of the city.
On Mr. Morrow's farm as well as on most of the farms of his
neighbors, was a small flock of sheep and a small patch of flax.
The wool and tow necessary for clothing were prepared and
spun in the family. The walnut and butternut furnished dyes.
Cloth of mixed linen and wool, called " linsey-woolsey," was
246 Jeremiah Morrow. ' Duly>
common for men's wear. Morrow introduced the first Merino
sheep into this part of the Miami Valley, paying §300 for two
Merinos.
Both cattle and hogs were allowed for most of the year to
shift for themselves in the woods. The tinkle of the cow bell
was a familiar sound. The cattle sometimes strayed far
from the farm and were only found after a search of days.
Advertisements of animals lost or stolen were common. Where
Maineville now is, a cleared piece of ground deserted by the
owner, was overgrown with wild grass which the cattle pre-
ferred to that grown in the shade, and here on the other side
of the river and more than three miles from his home, Mr.
Morrow's strayed cattle were often found. The long-legged,
slim and coarse swine became wild, fierce and fleet, in scouring
the woods for a scanty subsistence in the summer, but often
became well-fattened in the autumn by feeding on acorns and
nuts.
In the earlier years of his life in the west, his farming imple-
ments were made on the farm. He himself sometimes con-
structed the wood-work of his plow for which, the blacksmith
made the iron plowshare. The mouldboard was of wood, split
from timber of winding grain, or hewn in a concave form in
order to turn over the soil. In his experience as a plow-
maker, he found, as he told in later years, that it could never
be known until after trial whether his plow would work well
or not ; though all were made after the same pattern, for some
inexplicable reason, some were of light draft and turned the
sod well, while others clogged up and were of heavy draft.
When at home he not only personally directed and superin-
tended all his farm work, but he labored with his own hands at
the head of his workmen. Reared on a farm, he was able to
perform nearly all kinds of agricultural labor with skill and
expedition. In the harvest field few men could excel him
with a sickle. Although he was the owner of five hundred
acres, at no period did he cultivate more than about two hun-
dred. He gave a portion of his land to his children to culti-
vate, as they were married and settled in the business of fann-
ing.
During the war with England he erected on his land a mill,
the power for which was obtained by a dam of stone and brush
across the Little Miami. It was a large frame building with
1906.] Jeremiah Morrow, 247
three pairs of stones and with a saw-mill adjoining. Both grist
and saw-mill were run by the old-time large undershot water-
wheel, rude, ponderous and wasteful of water. The steep hills
along the river where it was built rendered the mill rather dif-
ficult of access, but it became the most famous of the old mills
on the Little Miami, more from the name of its owner than
from its superiority. It was an important factor in the indus-
trial progress of the region in which it was built, and was con-
tinued in successful operation long after the death of its pro-
jector. For a number of years after its completion farmers
in an extensive and fertile region north of Cincinnati, from
Lockland to Sharon, came many miles to Morrow's mill to get
their grist ground, especially in the dry seasons, when the
mills on Millcreek were unable to run on account of low water.
The construction of the Miami Canal in 1827 furnished a more
constant water power for the mills in that region.
His mill was ever an object of interest to Mr. Morrow from
the time he planned it until his death. He chose for his resi-
dence in his old age a house near it, and from the window of
the room in which he died, he could hear the rumbling of the
millstones and look over his mill pond to the cars on the rail-
road of which he was president. While living on his farm he
visited his mill almost every day. Though not himself a mil-
ler, he took pleasure in directing, and with his own hands as-
sisting in the labor necessary to keep the mill, its dam and
machinery in good repair. Sometimes he would work with an
ox team hauling lumber and stone ; sometimes he would be seen
in a flatboat with a single assistant conveying material to stop
a leak in the dam ; sometimes he would go up to his middle in
the water under the mill to remove an obstruction.
A gentleman from the state capital came to the mill to see
him on business. Inquiring for the Governor he was told that
he was at the saw-mill. The stranger found no one in the saw-
mill, but saw a man at work in the wheel-pit below trying to
dislodge a piece of ice and cried out to him : " Hello there,
man, can you tell me where I can see Governor Morrow ?"
The reply came up: "Yes, sir ; I'll be up in a few minutes."
"I am in a hurry," said the man, impatiently ; " I have no time
to wait on you, can't you tell me where I can find the Govern-
or?" ** In a moment, sir" was the mild response, and Governor
. 248 Jeremiah Morrow. Duly>
Morrow himself came up, to the no small mortification of the
\ visitor.
By nature and training he was domestic in his habits, and he
| found more enjoyment at home with his family, and in the care
I of his farm and mill, than in the halls of Congress. Though
[ an industrious man, he never worked at hard manual labor for
| so many hours in the day as to stiffen his muscles and exhaust
[ the energies of both mind and body. In labor with his hands
) he found rest for his mind, in labor with his mind, rest for his
\ body. His whole life from youth to old age exemplified what
j has sometimes seemed to. be only the dream of philosophers —
l the healthful alternation of bodily and mental labor. Had he
I been impelled either by poverty or avarice to protract his hard
work from early dawn to darkness through all seasons, he
! could not have taken the delight in his books and study that
gave him the fullness and breadth of knowledge he possessed.
Though a pioneer, he took little pleasure in hunting and
fishing. His flint-lock gun was kept in repair, and he em-
ployed it in shooting wild animals and birds for food, or to
protect his flocks and crops, but he was little of a hunter. It
is said that he never succeeded in killing a deer. He was a
fair marksman, but his aim at a wild deer never took effect.
The Little Miami was well stocked with fish, but he rarely
fished in its waters.
His private life was without reproach. In his dealings with
his fellow-men he was unselfish, to the needy he was gener-
ous, and to charitable and public purposes liberal in his gifts.
With a kind and obliging disposition he was greatly loved by
his neighbors, yet he could say no with decision, and he would
not violate a principle to oblige his best friend. He made it
an unbending rule to become surety for no one in a business
transaction. He avoided law suits, and was fortunate enough
never to be plaintiff or defendant in a court of justice. He
disdained to employ a public position for private ends. The
friend of Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, and the younger Adams,
and the supporter of their administrations, he never sought or
obtained an office or public contract for any of his relatives.
Long at the head of the public land system, he never engaged
in land speculation, and died in possession of little more than
a competency.
1906.] Jeremiah Morrow. 249
A. H. Dunlevy writes :
"Gov. Morrow's great and persevering industry stopped at no work.
however hard and laborious, necessary to the management of his farm and
mill, both of which he kept in order and successful employment. It was
this persevering industry which enabled him in all the multitude of his en-
gagements, public and private, to acquire that extensive knowledge derived
from books, which distinguished him as one of our most enlightened states-
men and legislators. To one who regularly saw him, at home on his farm
and in his mill, so constantly and so entirely engaged in labor, it was a
matter of wonder how he found the time to improve his mind to such a
degree as to be at home and on an equality in respect to all valuable knowl-
edge with our greatest statesmen. Yet such was the fact, and even such
men as Daniel Webster and Henry Clay were pleased to have the approba-
tion of Governor Morrow in any great questions of policy or finance.
Gov. Morrow should be the pattern of all men, whatever their condition
in life. With the industry and integrity of Gov. Morrow, they would not
fail to succeed and be a blessing to themselves and the age in which they
live. But there is too much reliance on mere education, which without
persevering industry is of no avail."
Rev. Dr. David McDill, of the Associate Reformed Church,
communicated the following to the United Presbyterian :
" Among the first, if not the very first, Fourth of July toasts which we
remember reading, was given in Cincinnati at an early day, as follows: 'Jer-
emiah Morrow, our Representative in Congress,' 'An honest man is the
noblest work of God.'
"We have an anecdote from his own lips which illustrates his character
better than a multitude of words. When his first gubernatorial term was
nearly expired some gentlemen about Columbus, who seemed to regard
themselves as a board specially appointed to superintend the distribution
of offices in Ohio, had appointed a committee to wait on him, which they
did. Having invited them to take seats, they at once made known their
business, which was to prevail on him, for the public good, of course, not
to stand as a candidate for another term, but to give way to another, Mr.
Trimble, perhaps, for the reason that he could be more useful to the state
in the Senate of the United States, a seat which they promised to use their
influence to procure him.
"Having patiently heard them through, he replied: 'I consider office
as belonging to the people. A few of us have no right to make bargains on
the subject, and I have none to make. I have concluded to serve another
term, if the people see lit to elect me, though without caring much about
it."'
The old state road which passed through the farm of Gov.
Morrow, crossed the Little Miami at a ford a little below the
site of Fosters. The ascent from the ford on the west side of
the river was the most difficult on the entire length of the road
from Chillicothe to Cincinnati. It was the dread of teamsters.
A driver of a two-horse wagon, loaded with flour, found his
team unable to draw their load up the hill. A farmer of the
vicinity coming along endeavored to assist him by putting his
shoulder to the wheel, but it was found necessary to unload
the wagon, and the driver and the farmer, taking one barrel of
flour at time, carried it up the hill, and thus the entire load
was taken to the top. The teamster was surprised to learn on
250 Jeremiah Morrow. Du^y»
inquiry that the farmer who had volunteered his assistance
was Jeremiah Morrow, then Governor of Ohio.
He did not disdain the humbler duties of a citizen. In the
brief interval between his terms as Senator and Governor, he
was a township trustee. When an ex-Governor he served as a
school director, supervisor of roads and an examiner of teach-
ers. When an ex-Senator he would walk through the snow to
a log school-house to attend a country debating society. He
was faithful in his attendance at the meetings of the church of
which he was a member, and though he had heard the most
brilliant orators in the pulpit and in the forum, he would listen
with attention and respect to a weak sermon from a weak
preacher.
In person he was rather below the medium height, strong,
compactly built and active, with dark brown hair and animated
blue eyes. In his dress he was negligent, but the story, often
published, of his receiving LaFayette in his working clothes,
is not true. When at home on his farm, he dressed as a farm-
er; when on public or official business he was usually dressed
in a suit of plain black cloth.
There is a concurrence of testimony that his conversation
was highly entertaining and instructive. Thomas Corwin, who,
when a young member of the legislature, knew him as Gov-
ernor and afterward served with him in the Legislature, was in
the habit of saying that of all the public men he had known
he had derived most benefit from his association with Governor
Morrow. In intellectual ability, Corwin placed him among the
the greatest men of the nation. Judge Wm. Johnston, of Cin-
cinnati, in a 4th of July oration at Lebanon, said the enjoy-
ment of a conversation with old Gov. Morrow, was a liberal
education. Judge John Probasco said: "Never have I heard
one converse whose memory was so rich in the Congressional
history of his country." And Judge John McLean wrote : "He
was a most interesting companion. His acquaintances carried
with them from every interview with him, some new thought
or fact worthy of being remembered."
Hon. Charles Anderson, the brilliant orator and statesman,
when a resident of Dayton, became intimately acquainted with
ex-Gov. Morrow. Both were Trustees of Miami University
and took a deep interest in the institution. Notwithstanding
the difference in their ages, they formed a mutual liking for
1906.] yeremiah Morrow. 251
one another, and when the ex-Governor visited the University
to attend commencements or the meetings of the Trustees, he
invariably sought apartments in connection with young Ander-
son. When the latter became acting Governor of Ohio, he
was requested by William Henry, Smith, Secretary of State, to
put in writing his estimate of Gov. Morrow, which he did in
the following words :
"If I were compelled to choose and name the one ablest and best of all
the Governors it would be this Jeremiah Morrow, of Warren county. I be-
lieve I have known but one man who had so little of the spirit ' to show
off' — of false pretense, of selfish vanity or ambition — as he had. And aa
for his merely intellectual powers and culture, without, being, aa far as I
know, very profound or original, and surely being neither brilliant nor elo-
quent, he had so many exact, yet varied and extensive knowledges, with
such accuracy and aptness of memory and citation, that I am compelled to
adjudge him a high place, as well in scholarship as statesmanship."
A portrait of Gov. Morrow was painted in oil when he was
about fifty-five years of age. It was pronounced a good like-
ness. The engraving on the Ohio Bank Bills was after a daguer-
reotype when he was nearly seventy. Two good daguerreo-
types, taken by Marcus Mote, were taken on his last visit to
Lebanon, the week preceding his death. The excellent por-
trait in the Capitol in Columbus, by J. H. Witt, is after one of
these daguerreotypes, and is as good a representation of him
in his old age as can be made on canvas.
Old Age and Death.
At his retirement from Congress in 1843, Jeremiah Morrow
was seventy-two years old, and he then bade a final adieu to
political life. He never consented to be a candidate for public
office again.
As old age advanced and his children married and settled in
life, he divided by deeds of gift nearly all of his tillable land
among them, and retained for himself his mill and a tract of
woodland surrounding it. On September 19, 1845, his wife,
who had shared with him all the privations of pioneer life,
died. His last years were passed in the quiet retreat of a plain
dwelling at his mill. It was a rural home at the foot of a steep
hill, covered with the native forest and with romantic surround-
ings, only a half a mile from the spot where he built his cabin
home. The picturesque beauty of this place attracted the at-
tention of Godfrey N. Frankenstein, and after his return from
Europe in 1869, he painted two views of Governor Morrow's
old mill, one looking up, the other down, the river.
252 Jeremiah Morrow. [July,
Here the venerable statesman lived in the same simplicity
that had always characterized his life. His books were placed
in a large apartment which he used as a library, parlor and
reception room. His letters, papers and documents, which
came to him at Twenty Mile Stand, probably formed more than
half of all the mail received at that post office. He retained
the full possession of his mental faculties and all his senses,
and was able to read his books, papers and letters with pleas-
ure, and to pour out in conversation the rich treasures of his
memory until his last brief illness. His old age was passed in
the enjoyment of
"An elegant sufficiency, content,
Retirement, rural quiet, friendship, books."
Although he lived in retirement, he did not become a recluse.
He retained an active interest in public affairs. He continued
to serve as President of the Little Miami Railroad until the
road was placed on a solid and sure financial basis, when he
retired. The business of the railroad took much of his time
and attention, but he would receive no pay for his services as
an officer of the company, asking only that his actual expenses
incurred on behalf of the company should be defrayed. The
road ran along the opposite side of the river from his home,
and in order to reach the office of the company in Cincinnati,
he often crossed the river by walking over his dam, waived a
signal to the conductor to stop the train and boarded the cars.
His interest in the school, the college and the church con-
tinued until his death. He served as President of the Board
of Trustees of Miami University, and as a Ruling Elder he at-
tended the Presbytery and Synod of his church. In the last
two years of his life he attended the meeting of the Associate
Reformed Synod at Pittsburg in May, 1850, and at Chillicothe
in May, 1851. In the winter before he died, it is said, he trav-
eled across the entire state to attend an educational convention.
On May 25, 1850, while in Columbus, where the Constitu-
tional Convention was in session, he was, on motion of Judge
George J. Smith, of Warren county, invited as one of the sur-
viving members of the convention which framed the first con-
stitution of Ohio, to a seat within the bar of the convention,
during his stay in the city.
His last visit to the state capital was a few months before
his death. It was in the opening week of the first legislature
which met under the new constitution of Ohio, and as a mark
1906.] Jeremiah Mortow. 253
of respect, the venerable man who nearly half a century before
had sat as a Senator in the first legislature under the first con-
stitution of the state, was invited by the Senate to a seat on
the platform with the President. The old constitution he had
assisted in forming had passed away, the Speaker of the senate
had given place to a Lieutenant Governor, a new officer in
Ohio, the Whig party with which he had been allied from its
birth was rapidly approaching its dissolution, in Ohio having
already been ejected from power in every department of the
state government, and this last tribute of respect paid to him
while living by a legislative body came from his political op-
ponents. A few weeks later, on the night of January 31, 1852,
the old State House, as if unwilling to survive the old con-
stitution, passed out of existence in flames.
In the last years of his life he was afflicted with a trouble-
some and sometimes painful disease of the bladder. After a
ride to Lebanon in a buggy with his youngest son in the
month of March, 1852, his complaint was seriously aggravated.
Medical skill was promptly summoned, but it proved unavail-
ing, and he died after an illness of only a few days. On his
deathbed, to the inquiry of his physician as to his bodily con-
dition, he replied : " The fabric is worn out." These were his
last reported words.
He was buried without ostentation. His pastor, Rev. Henry
Allen, preached a brief funeral discourse at his residence, and
his remains were followed to the grave by a large concourse
of his neighbors, friends and relatives. There was still pioneer
simplicity in the community, and the undertaker's bill for his
funeral was 813.00. In a country graveyard a plain marble
slab, not larger nor costlier than those around it, was erected
bearing the simple inscription :
JEREMIAH MORROW.
Died March 22, 1852,
Aged 80 years, 5 months and 16 days.
The career of Gov. Morrow was one of the happiest and most
pleasing in the history of the West. Building his cabin in the
frontier woods, with no ambition but to seek an honest liveli-
hood and do good to those about him, he rose to distinction
by the force of his own sound judgment and sterling worth,
filled with honor the highest offices in the gift of the people of
his state, passed an honored and serene old age in peace and
content, and died without a blot on his fair fame.
254 Jeremiah Morrow. Quly
Letter From Senator Trimble.
■
After the last pages of the biography of Jeremiah Morrow,
concluded in this number, had been sent to the printer, the
editor of the Quarterly came across the following letter show-
ing the high esteem in which Mr. Morrow was held at Wash-
ington. At the date of the letter, the writer was a United
States Senator and Mr. Morrow's successor to that office, while
his brother, to whom the letter was addressed, was a member
of the Ohio State Senate, and later was elected Mr. Morrow's
successor in the office of Governor:
Dear Brother: — Your letter of the 29th ult., lias just beeu received. I
should be extremely sorry if the Canal Bill should ultimately fail, because
I think that the immediate and permanent interest of the State would be
very much promoted by the State availing itself of the opportunity which
it may have of procuring part of the new purchase.
If the resources which the State might thereby command were properly
conducted I have no doubt that in twenty years the waters of the lake and
those ot the Ohio might be connected at every point indicated in the Gov-
ernor's message — at which of those points the work should be first com-
menced is not material (except to increase the price of land which has not
been gold) for an enlarged, liberal and enlightened policy would embrace
the whole plan — and commence on that part of it which most effectually
promotes the interest of the whole plan. With a special view to this sub-
ject I have succeeded in getting an able committee appointed in the Senate
on Roads and Canals. They are favorable to the principle, and I have
strong reasons to believe that they would favorably receive propositions on
this subject from Ohio.
Should the State determine to purchase or solicit a donation, Mr. Morrow
is the man and the only man they ought to send. The old members of
both houses have such great respect for his talents and such perfect confi-
dence in his fairness, uprightness and integrity of character that they could
not be persuaded that he would ask anything unreasonable or which ought
not be granted. His opinions and arguments would be favorably received
and have very great weight. I do not believe there is a man here in any
department of the government who does not entertain for Mr. Morrow the
greatest respect, many of them all the warmth of friendship. He would
have the further advantage of uniting and harmonizing with the represen-
tation from the State.
Neither of the gentlemen you have mentioned would combine in thc-e
advantages. The first is considered a designing, artful, intriguing man,
who sees his own individual interests at the bottom of every measure in
which he engages. Though I have frequently heard his name mentioned.
I do not recollect an instance in which anything has been said in com-
mendation. In relation to Mr. Morrow, I never heard anyone speak in ti.«'
slightest degree disrespectful.
The general has a number of friends here, some of them warm friend-,
some of them are not his friends, and some are his enemies. But he wa*
not a sufficient time here to establish the character which Mr. Morrow
acquired, even if his manners were as well calculated to please.
1 have therefore no hesitation in saying that Mr. Morrow is the man
who ought to be sent if he will come. If he will not come, I do not think
it important that anyone is sent.
* * * * *:• * * •
Your brother,
William A. Thimbu*.
I
.
The Key. Samuel L. (jekou.d. 1). I).
■WWIJ^MM""
THE REV. SAMUEL LANKTON GEROULD, D. D.
FOR thirty-eight years the Statistical Secretary of the
New Hampshire State Association of Congregational
Churches, and present at every annual meeting during
that time ; a soldier of Co. G, 14th N. H. Vols., from 1862 to
1865, serving one year in the field and two years as military
clerk ; pastor at Stoddard, N. H., for seven years, at Goffstown
for seventeen, and at Mollis for twenty last past is the record
of a corresponding member of this society, the Rev. Sam-
uel Lankton Gerould, who died in Hollis, N. H., May 22, 1906.
Dr. Gerould was a son of the Rev. Moses Gerould, who was
b. in Stoddard, N. H., May 5, 1801, (fourth in descent from
James Gerould, a native of Languedoc, France, who fled in the
Huguenot emigration of 1685, and settled as a physician at
Medfield, Mass., in 1700), and of Cynthia, dau. of Calvin and
Sarah (Jewett) Locke, of Sullivan, N. H. She was the sixth
in descent from Dea. William Locke, b. in London, England,
who came to this country when six years of age and settled in
Woburn, Mass.
He was b. in East Alstead, N. H., July 11, 1831, prepared for
college at Kimball Union Academy, graduating in 1854 ; grad-
uated from Dartmouth College in 1858, and from the Union
Theological Seminary, New York, in 1860 ; ordained Oct. 2,
1861, and immediately began his pastorate at Stoddard. Dur-
ing his absence in the army his father served the people in his
place.
He was the secretary of his class and prepared two compre-
hensive histories of it. He also published histories of the
churches to which he ministered, of the Gerould family, the
Locke family, and the M Churches and Ministers of New Hamp-
shire. He received the degree of D.D. from Dartmouth in 1807.
His hobbies were genealogy, statistics and local history.
Though classed as a Republican, he always voted for the best
man nominated, irrespective of party.
In 1869 and again in 1803 he visited Missouri, and in 187S he
traveled extensively through New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
and Prince Edward island. In 1884 he went to the Bermuda
island, and later in the season to Ohio and Indiana. In 1886
to Chicago and Minneapolis, and in 1887 he made an European
tour.
"-
250 The Rev. Samuel Lankton Gciould% D.D. [July
He was a member cx-officio of the Triennial National Coun-
cil of Congregational Churches of the United States. He was
a Blue Lodge Mason. In 1901 he was offered, but declined,
the position of superintendent of the New Hampshire Orphans'
Home at Franklin. He was a member of the Grand Army iM
the Republic and of the Central New Hampshire Congrega-
tional Club.
One who knew him said : "As a pastor~ he was greatly en-
deared to the hearts of his people, his parish calls being regu-
lar, faithful and peculiarly felicitous, especially with the sick
and bereaved. As a preacher he was spiritual and practical.
Though conservative, his eyes were always open to wider
visions of truth. He despised sham and cant. As an author-
ity on Congregational Statistics, he was a prince among his
brethren. Denominational problems were repeatedly turned
over to him for solution. His judgment was sound and his
counsel safe."
Another said: "One characteristic was his devotion to \\l<
work, though in bed or the invalid's chair, during his loag
months of painful illness. He attended to the supplies and
records of the church, wrote letters innumerable, published an
elaborate record of his college class and prepared a sermon,
* Last Words of a Minister to His People,' which was printed
and addressed to all the families of the parish, to be sent after
his death."
He (1) m. Sept. 20, 1860, Lucy Abby Merriam, of Green-
ville, N. H., who d. Jan. 12, 1867 ; (2) Dec. 5, 1867, Laura Etta
Thayer, of Acworth, N. H., who survives him. His children
are:
i. Mary Clementine Gkrould, b. in Stoddard, N. H., Dec. 3, fcSfil :
educated at Mt. Holyoke Seminary, 1879-81. A teacher, and lor
many years a clerk in the state offices at Concord. Resides now
at home.
ii. JonN Hiram Gerould, b. in Stoddard, N. H., Oct. 2, 1SGS. Grad
Dartmouth College, 1890. A. M. and Ph. D. from Harvard Univ.
Teacher at Burr & Burton Seminary, Manchester, one year.
Studied abroad one year. Since 1894 Instructor and Prof, of
Zoologv at Dartmouth.
iii. Emma Gerould, b. Dec. 8, 1869; d. Dec. 24, 1869.
iv. James Thayer Gerould, b. Oct. 3, 1872. Grad. Dartmouth in 1$«5.
Asst. Librarian Gen. Theo. Lib., 1895-96; of Columbia Univ.,
1896-1900; Librarian Univ. of Mo. since 1900.
v. Harriet Dupee Gerould, b. Oct. 26, 1874. Grad. Middleburv G »l
lege, 1897. Studied in Univ. of Mo. 1901-02. Is a teacher « i
Domestic Science in the schools of New Britain, Conn.
vi. Gordon Hall Gerould, b. Oct. 4, 1877. Grad. Dartmouth. I"- '
Parker Fellow of Dartmouth, 1899-1901 ; B. Lit. Oxford Univer
sity, 1901 ; Associate in English Philology at Bryn Mawr College,
1901-05 ; Preceptor in English at Princeton University sime i
vii. Marion Locke Gerould, b. Sept. 11,1880. Grad. Simons Kind* i*
garten Training School, Boston, 1902 ; since 1903 Assistant lieaJ
Worker at Elizabeth Peabody Home, Boston, Mass.
viii. Leonard Stinson Gerould, b. Mar. 20, 1883. Studied at Dart-
mouth, 1902-04; at Mass. Inst, of Technology, 1904-05.
WILLSON RECORDS.
By Hartwell Osp.okn, Chicago, III.
1. Benjamin, b. probably in England ; m. Elizabeth (dau. of
Anthony and Mary Sprague), at Rehoboth, Mass., Dec. 15, 1730.
2. Nathaniel (son of above), b. Rehoboth, Mass., June 10,
1733 ; m., first Jemima Turner, at Rehoboth, Mass., June 10,
1756. She was the dau. of Rev. David Turner, of Scituate,
Mass. (Har., 1718), and Sarah Howard (b. Rridgewater, Mass.,
bef. 1707), and was b. Rehoboth, Mass., Feb. 19, 1739-40; m.,
second Mehitable, wid. of Gilbert. He removed to Rich-
mond, Mass., and after to Stockbridge, Mass., and died about
1825. Children by first wife :
i. Huldaii Willson, b. Rehoboth, June 30, 1757 ; m., 1st Hezekiah
Broughton ; 2nd, Dr. Reuben Hart (b. 1767).
ii. Sally Willson, b. Rehoboth, Oct. 17, 1759, d. Phelps, N. Y., June
15, 1S24; in. Obadiah Knapp, of Taunton, Mass. (b. Aug. 24,
1759; d. Delaware, O., Dec. 6, 1839). Children :
I. Sally; II, Samuel; III, Philanda; IV, Mehitable; V, Shtbael W. ;
VI, Elizabeth; VII, Obadiah; VIII, Lamii:a; IX, John. (Sec Knapp
record, prox )
iii. Philanda Willson, b. Rehobcth, June 30, 1701 ; m. Philemon An-
drews, Fabius, N. Y.
iv. Shubael Willson (Deacon), b. Rehoboth, April 8, 1763; d. W.
Stockbridge, Mass., June 21, 1806. Widow and nine children re-
moved to Mendoii, N. Y.
Note.— From Stockbridge Post and Present, p. 208: "Five sons of Abr. Brown find
Elisha, Peter, Mary and Mehitable. William settled in Newark, N. Y., in 17S1 ;" also see
Western N. Y., p. 430.
v. Chloe Willson, b. May 24. 1765, perhaps Rehoboth. Married
Daniel Spencer, who with three sons became Mormons and re-
moved to Nauvoo and Salt Lake.
vi. Fairing Willson, b, Feb. 28, 1768; m. Lydia Allen; removed to
Caanan, N. Y.
vii. Nathaniel Willson, M. D., b. Richmond, Mass., June 24, 1773 ; m.
Abigail Lamb, 1779 ; d. West Stockbridge, Mass., Aug. 21, 1844.
viii. Lewis Willson, b. Nov. 13, 1775 (gr. gr. father of Miss Jennie
Chamberlain, of Cleveland, O., who m. Sir Herbert Naylor Ice-
land, of England).
Children by second wife, widow of Gilbert :
ix. Hufus Willson, b. Richmond, Mass., July 11, 1780; m. Eleanor
Burgh ardt.
x. Jemima Willson, b. Richmond, Mass., May 21, 1783 ; in. Sept. 15,
1803, John Burghardt.
xi. Gilbert Willson, b. Richmond, Mass., Dec. 19, 17S5; m. Electa
Kendricks Feb. 14, 1810. (Removed to Allen Hill, N. Y., 1821,
d. 1879 ; son, Prof. Marcus Willson, Vineland, N. Y., b. 1813 ;
d. 1906.
xii. Jared Willson, b. — , 1787, grad. U. of Vt., 1811. Rem. to Canan-
daigua, N. Y., 1811, d. April, 1851.
xiii. George Willson, b. West Stockbridire, Mass., March 6, 1795: grad.
Union Col. 1818, d. Phelps, N. Y., 1859 (son Frederick Willson),
b. Phelps, N. Y., Jan. 4, 1807 ; remov. to Cuyahoga Co., O., Julv,
1830.
It is said that Nathaniel Willson had 21 children, viz. : 16 by
first wife and five by second wife. Above is ail I can locate.
H. O.
257
KKAPP RECORDS.
By Hartwell Osborn, Chicago, 111.
Copy of an ancient document found among the papers of Shubael "Will-
son Knapp, by bis son Heber B. Knapp, of Cleveland, 0.
MINUTES OF THE PARENTS OF OBADIAH KNAPP.
"Samuel Knapp was born in Taunton, Mass., in the begin-
ning of the 18th century ; was in the English army at the tak-
ing of Cape Breton, and died coming to the Bermudas by over
labor in bailing, and was buried on the island.
"Mehitable Knapp, consort of the above, was born in the
same place about the same time, and died at about 90 years of
age at White Hall, N. Y.
" Obadiah Knapp, son of the above, was born also in Taun-
ton, Mass., and served some time as a militiaman in the Amer-
ican Revolution. ''
Note.— Private Lieutenant John Dyers Company, Col. Thomas Carpenter's Regiment.
Mass. troops, Dee. 8th, 177G, (14 days).
1. Samuel Knapp, b. Taunton, Mass., 17 — ; with English army at Cap*-
Breton, d. Bermuda Island ; m. Mehitable , who d. White Hall,
N. Y., 90 years old.
2. Obadiah Knapp, b. Taunton, Mas?., Aug. 24, 1759, d. Delaware, O.,
Dec. 6, 1839, m. Sally Willson ; b. Rehoboth, Mass., Oct. 17, 1761. d. Phelps,
N. Y., June 15, 1824. Children :
i. Sally Knapp, b. Dec. 5, 1785, d. May, 1815.
ii. Samuel Knapp, b. Dec. 25, 1787, d. May, 1815.
iii. Philinda Knapp, b. Oct. 25, 1790, W. Stockbridge, Mass., d. Phelps,
N. Y., Feb. 13, 1S21 ; m. Phelps, X. Y. Dec. 10, 1813, Dr. Harvey
Ambler Phinney. Children:
i. Theodosia Phinney, m. Dr. Hollywood, Detroit, Mich,
ii. Lauka Phinney1, m. Isaac C. Cotton, Lockport, N. Y.
iii. Elizabeth Knapp Phinney (adopted Hart-well), m. John
Renick Osborn, Franklin ton, O. Children :
i. Hartwell Osborn.
ii. Laura Cotton Osborn.
iii. Mary Renick Osborn.
iv. Harriet Osborn.
v. Ralph Osborn.
vi. Elizabeth Phinney Osborn.
vii. John Renick Osborn, Jr.
vii. James William Osborn.
ix. Charlotte Latimer Osborn.
iv. Mehitable Knapp, b. Feb. 2, 1792.
v. Shubael William Knapp (Deacon), b. June 19, 1794; m. July 1?.
1822, Mary H. Thompson, d. Delaware, O., Nov. 26, 1859. Chil-
dren :
i, Celina; ii, Caroline ; iii, Sarah ; iv, Herbert B. ; v, Philinda :
vi, Willson; vii, Harlan Page ; viii, Abby ; ix, Helen M. .
x. Harriet.
vi. Elizabeth Knapp, b. May 9, 1796, d. Nov. 1818.
vii. Obadiah Knapp, b. June 28, 1 7v)8.
viii. Lamira Knapp, b.Sept. 15, 1802.
ix. John Knapp, b. 1800.
258
GENEALOGY OF THE GOODRICH FAMILY IN AMERICA.
By Laura Goodrich French.
William Goodrich, a nephew of the Duke of Marlborough, came to
Weathersfield, Connecticut, from Bury Saint Edmunds, England, in
1640. He married Sarah Marvin.
John, son of William, born May 20th, 1053 ; married Rebecca, daughter of-
Captain John Allen, of Charlestown, Massachusetts.
Jacob, son of John, born November 27th, 1694 ; married ttenedicta Goodwin.
Stephen, somof Jacob, born January 21st, 1731 ; married Rachel Gillette.
Stephen, son of Stephen, born March 29th, 1757 ; married Lydia Terry.
Stephen Goodwin, son of Stephen, born December 17th, 1790; married
Sarah Powell, daughter of Rev. Thomas Powell.
George, son of Stephen Goodwin, born January 11th, 1828; married Anna
Case Butler, whose father, Henry Butler, was one of the original colony
which came from Granville, Massachusetts, to Granville, Ohio, in 1805.
Harry Stephen, son of George, born October 1st, 1867.
Moses, son of Stephen Goodwin, born January 14th, 1836 ; married Helen
S. Humphrey.
Albert Dwight, son of Moses, born February 1st, 1870.
Robert Raymond, son of Moses, born April 26th, 1973 ; married Lydia A.
Wilson. l«W*
Paul Raymond, son of Robert Raymond, born January 3d. 1898.
Herman Dwight, son of Robert Raymond, born July 30th, 1899.
It is with pleasure I accept the invitation of the editor of
the "The Old Northwest," to put on record a few written
words regarding some of the characteristics of my parents who
must still stand as very clear-cut figures before the mental
eyes of the older citizens of Granville.
My father, Stephen Goodwin Goodrich, was a singularly
modest man, and might almost be termed shy ; yet this diffi-
dence was never allowed to interfere with the discharge
of any duty that he conceived devolved upon him. In the
early days — for he came to Granville in 1812 — when, as some-
times happened, there was no clergyman to officiate in the
Congregational Church, my father frequently read the sermon
on Sunday.
He was a man of sincere piety, of strict integrity, of decided
literary tastes, and was endowed with a singularly fine and
tenacious memory. His sensitive conscientiousness is charac-
teristically illustrated by the fact that before any bargain could
be closed with buyer who might wish to purchase stock from
the farm, all the defects, blemishes or bad qualities of the
animal must be set forth with painstaking exactness, no matter
how damaging it might prove to his own prospect for making
an advantageous sale.
His tastes were scholarly, and his fine, retentive memory,
with his love of literature combined to make him a man of very
259
260
Genealogy of the Goodrich Family in America. [July,
wide culture for the time, and for the opportunities then of-
fered. His verbal memory was excellent, and he could recite
by the hour from his favorite authors, Pope, Addison and
Shakspeare, with an interpretation so appreciative and sym-
pathetic as to leave always a deep and vivid impression on his
hearer. One of my treasures is my father's well-thumbed but
carefully preserved copy of the "Spectator."
One of my mother's most conspicuous characteristics was
her missionary spirit. To know, with her, was inseparable
from a desire to impart. She was an educator by instinct, and
men and women now living recall with gratitude the inspira-
tion, encouragement and assistance they received from Mrs.
Sarah Powell Goodrich, in their efforts toward self-improvement.
Even the newspapers and periodicals were carefully handled
that they might be passed on to others whose opportunities
were narrower than her own.
Although brought up in a Baptist communion, her father
having been a Baptist clergyman, she was unwilling to have
her family divided in the matter of religious faith, and after
her marriage became a member of the Congregational church,
to which my father belonged.
The religious side of her missionary spirit was shown by the
cheerfulness with which she parted with her eldest daughter
who, in 1859, went to China to carry the light of the gocpel to
that heathen land.
My mother's life was a record of long and faithful service
to others. If the needs and efforts of those with whom she
came in contact tended toward worthy ends, she was always
their ready helper.
^mK && Hr^
Crest of the Goodrich family, a lion holding a cross. The motto, "Dilat
Servata Fides." Goodrich — orignally Godric — means rich in goodness.
Cemetery Inscriptions, Cheshire, Delaware County, Ohio.
(Constantia P. O.)
Copied October 1, 1904, by H. Warren Phelps and F. T. Cole.
Adams— Martha, d. Dec. 22, 1888, ae. 92 y. 4 m. 9 d.
Harriet L., wife of E.f b. June 9, 1795, d. Mar. 14, 1832.
Sarah G., wife of E., b. Mar. 29, 1799, d. Sept. 20, 1881.
Elias, b. Dec. 11, 1798, d. Sept. 8, 1S74.
Harlan, d. Apr. lb, 1895, ae. 75.
Jesse, Co. K, 121st 0. V. I.
F. J., d. Sept. 22, 1853, ae. 57 v. 10 rn. 20 d.
JSamuel, d. Dec. 7, 1844, ae. 74 m. 10 m. 29 d.
Asher — Martha, wife of Samuel, d. Sept. 4, 1877, ae. 33 y. 8 m. 10 d.
Ambrose— William A., d. Jan. 28, 1864, ae. 36 y. 6 m. 21 d.
Andrus— Daniel, b. Feb. 28, 1824, d. Aug. 28, 1838.
Cornelia A., wife of, b. Nov. 1, 1825, d. Jan. 18, 1900.
Abrams— Lucinda, b. 1833, d. 1901.
Anderson — George W., son of W. II. and M. A., d. Aug. 27, 1886, ae. 17 y.
5 in. 19 d.
Mary A., wife of W. H., d. Aug. 4, 1892, ae. 42 y. 5 m. 19 d.
G. Lester James, d. Apr. 23, 1881, ae. 36 y.
Bennett— Rosie M., dau. of F. and A., d. Dec. 19, 1SS3, ae. 17 y. 24 d.
Barrett— Zalia M., wife of A. L., d. Mar. 12, 1876, ae. 22 y. 26 d.
Bookover — Louisa, wife of Jinks, d. Aug. 6, 1883, ae. 40 y.
Jacon, d. Apr. 27, 1882, ae. 79 v. 26 d.
Eliza W., d. Oct. 26, 1885, ae. 78 y. 9 m. 7 d.
Lucretia N.-, dau., d. Jan. 26, 18S1, ae. 29 y. 3 m. 10 d.
Emily, dau., d. Dec. 11, 1867, ae. 14 y. 5 m. 7 d.
Adams, d. Aug. 5, 1900, ae. 83 v. 11 m.
George A., d. Dec. 23, 1890, ae'. 51 y. 11 m. 22 d.
Lib., wife Geo. A., d. Feb. 24, 1S99, ae. 54 v. 9 m. 6 d.
Bellus— Lowioa, wife of W., b. Dec. 23, 1820, d. July 12, 1877.
Beardslee— AValter P.. son of W. and M. E., d. Mar. 31, 1SS4, ae. 23 y. 3 m. \)d.
W. R , son of W- and M. E., d. Aug. 18, 1881, ae. 21 y. 3 m. 27 d.
Barnes— Franklin B., sun of T. and N., d. Sept. 12, 1S55, ae. 18 y. 1 m. 9 d.
Bowman — Zenas, d. Apr. 19, 1880, ae. 70 y.
Ann, wife of, d. Aug. 28, 1878, ae. 64 y.
Buel — Jeremiah, d. Aug. 7, 1853, ae. 61 y. 7 m. 23 d.
Emelia, wife of, d. May 7, 1861, ae. 70 y. 6 m. 8 d.
Lydia, d. May 31, 1879, ae. 21 y. 7. m. 27 d.
Aaron N., d. June 21, 1900, ae. 72 v. 6 m.
Burroughs— John W., b. Aug. 16, 1809", d. Sept. 8, 1S58.
Lydia, wife of, b. Aug. 21, 1817, d. June 6, 1SS0.
May, b. Mar. 10, 1854, d. Sept, 4, 1874.
Minerva R., b. Aug. 27, 1S58, d. Oct. 26, 1S62.
Benton— Samuel R , son of Samuel and Minerva, d. Dec. 27, 1826, ae. 16 y.
9 m. 13 d.
Black— Gustavus, d. Julv 5, 1880, ae. 56 y. 3 m. 3 d.
Pollv. his wife, 1>. 1823, d. 1901.
Adel, b. 1S55, d. 1903.
Allie, dau., wife of D. B. Hunt, d. Apr. 8, 18<?4, ae. 33 v. 1 m. 13 d.
Lottie B., dau. of D. B. and A. B. Hunt, d. Sept. 13, 18S0.
Marshall, d. Apr. 19, 1870, ae. 81 v. 17 d.
Lolly, wife of Marshall, d. Sept, 20, 1876, ae. 81 v.. 6 m. 13 d.
Johnnie, son of F. and H., d. Mar. 6, 1871, ae. 3 v. 3 m. 10 d.
Bobe— J. M. B., Nov. 15, I860.
Viola, wife, b. June 15, 1853, d. Jan. 13, 1S97.
261
262 Inscriptions — Cheshire, Delaware County. [July,
Benedict— Ora S. G. L., wife of II. B., d. Feb. 27, 1872, ae. 21 y. 10 in. 22 d.
Ida F. B., wife of F. E. Saekett, d. Sept. 8, 1SS7, ae 19 y.
Beardslee — Alleward, b. June 1, 1868, d. Jan. 17, 1894.
Emma, b. Nov. 20, 1872, d. Feb. 4, 1892.
Bell— Carrie, dau. of T. and M. A. Gunn, d. Sept. 8, 1867, ae. 1 y.
Caswell— Susan P., wife of W. S., d. June 23, 1S70, ae. 36 y. 7 m. 20 d.
Co wgill— Eliza, wife of Geo., d. May 18, 1858, ae. 52 y. 4 m. 7 d.
Cleveland— Joel, b. in Schenectady, Co., N. Y., d. Feb. 27, 1897, ae. 95 y.
Mary A., wife of, d. Jan. 1, 1842, ae. 29 y.
Cadwell— William, d. Apr. 20, 1863, ae. 77 y. 1 m. 27 d.
Caulkins— C. R., d. Aug. 26, 1872, ae. 69 y. S m. 1 d.
Catherine Thompson, wife of, d. Aug. 26, 1865, ae. 40 y.
James, son of R. and E., d. Sept. 23, 1874, ae. 53 y. 2 in. 6 d.
George, son of R. and E., d. Mar. 17, 186L, ae. 22 y. 10 m. 2 d.
Lydia, dau. of R. and E., d. Nov. 1, 1848, ae. 20 y. 3 m. 23 d.
Charles, son of R. and E., d. Aug. 7, 1876, ae. 28' y. 8 m. 22 d.
Albert S., d. July 14, 1S90, ae. 56 y. 4 m.
Carhart— Elnora R., dau. of S. and F. T., b. Apr. 7, 1852, d. Sept. 4, 1863.
Fannie, wife of Stephen, b. Sept. 8, 1819, d. Aug. 30, 1878.
Davidson— Harry Sharp, b. Nov. 7, 1S70, d. July 26, 1872.
Dunham— Jonathan, b. Nov. 4, 1815, d. June 9, 1892.
Eliz. Harder, wife of, b. Mar. 21, 1823, d. Mar. 13, 1903.
Dicken — Benoni, d. Nov. 7, 1832, ae. 55 y.
Lois E., d. Nov. 14, 1865, ae. 85 v.
Dickeman— Cordelia, d. May 20, 1862, ae. 29 y. 10 m. 11 d.
James, d. Mar. 25, 1828, ae. 53 y. 2 m. 3 d.
Dickerson— Lewis, b. Nov. 16, 1810, d. Dec. 15, 1S68.
Cynthia M., wife, b. June 20, 1821, d. Oct. 14, 1898.
Davenport — Dr. J., d. Louisville, Ky., Mar. 29, 1863, ae. 31 y. 5 m. 9 d.
Mary, wife, d. Sept. 11, 1865, ae. 27 y. 3 m. 11 d.
Charles II., son of J. and M. A., d. Julv 17, 1855, ae. 18 y. 7 m. 8 d.
Sarah J., dau., d. Oct. 22, 1855? ae. 15 y. 9 m. 24 d.
Rebecca A., wife of Anthony A., d. June 18, 1882, ae. 40 y. 7 m.
Elsey— Delia M„ wife of W. II., d. Dec. 3, 1855, ae. 28 v. 2 m. 28 d.
Evarts— Edgar, d. Sept. 30, 1881, ae. 35 y. 11 m. 20 d.
William, son of Geo. and Emma, d. Nov. 4, 1892, ae. 1 y. 9 m. 20 d.
Philo P., d. Mar. 21, 1860, ae. 44 y. 9 m.
Phebe R., wife, d. June 1, 1897, ae. 78 y. 10 m.
Flagg — Sarah F., wife of Thomas, d. Apr. 19, 1865, ae. 49 y. 5 in.
Furness— Samuel S., d. Dec. 26, 1891, ae. 75 y. 8 m. 28 d.
Julia A., wife. d. Dec. 26, 1889, ae. 78 v. 1 m. 9 d.
Green— Eliza, b. June 10. 1854, d. May 29," 1892.
Griffith— Richard, d. Mar. 13, 1898, ae. 83 y.
Amelia, wife, d. Jan; 13, 1S87, ae. 65 y. 11 m. 2S d.
Gregory — George, b. at New Milford, d. June 14, 1874, ae. 62 y.
Orcus, b. Dec. 22, 1S96, ae. 64 y. 2 m. 8 d.
Niran, d. Julv 17, 1891, ae. 89 y. 5 in. 24 d.
Susan C, d. Oct. 1, 1892, ae. 85 y. 8 m. 10 d.
Gufts— Mary B., b. Feb. 5, 1806, d. Jan. 18 1880.
Glosson— Nulessia M. b. Sept. 27, 1806, d. Mar 10, 1873.
Gifford— Rev. Henry, d. xMay 31, 1887, ae. 77 y. 2 m. 4 d.
Delia Ann, wife* d. Apr." 1, 1869, ae. 62 y.*8 m. 13 d.
Emor S., d. Dec. 5, 1875, ae. 36 y. 11 m. 7 d.
George A., b. 1842, d. 1889.
Gustin— Augustus, d. Mar. 13, 1864, ae. 44 v. 11 m.
Harkel road— John W., b. Sept. 14, 1824, d. Oct. 14, 1903. Enlisted July,
1861, discharged Aug., 1865.
Emily, his wife, d. Nov. 7, 1838.
Hall— H. G., b. Jan. 27, 1823, d. Oct. 13, 18S9. Co. H, 35th 0. V. I.
■'
1906.] Inscriptioyis — Cheshire, Delaware County. 263
Havens— Ellis, son of K. and J., d. July 5, 1892, ae. 20 y. 10 m. 14 d.
Gustin, b. Mar. 7, 1827, d- Jan. 31, '1895.
Harriet, b. Mar. 27, 1828, d. Mar. 1, 1903.
Hubbard— John J., d. Aug. 2, 1890, ae. 90 v. 2 m. 23 d.
Sally, his wife, d. Feb. 20, 1896, ae. 92 y. 2 m. 10 d.
Arminta E., wife of F. E., d. July 16, 1893, ae. 58 y. 8 d.
Charles Sidney, d. Oct. 9, 1885, ae. 17 y. 7 m. 29 d.
David Horace," d. May 7, 1806, ae. 81 y. 1 m.
Rest, weary one, the strife is over.
Life's stormy sea is crossed.
Harvey — Samuel, d. Apr. 16, 1888, ae. 75 y.
Sarah, d. Nov. 4, 1895, ae. 81 y.
Hunt— Mary Ann, wife of Daniel, d. Mar., 1873, ae. 48 y. 9 m. 26 d.
Harris— Jonathan, H., b. Nov. 2, 1804, d. Dec. 12, 1886.
Hannah, b. June 6, 1800, d. Nov. 14, 1S93.
Hotchkiss — Leyraon, d. Sept. 21, 1850, ae. 3S y. 3 m. 17 d.
Sarah Ann, wife, d. Sept, 12, 1870, ae. 57 y. 13 d.
Flora Amelia, d. Oct. 17, 1801, ae. 21 y. 4 m. 24 d.
Hemon— Betsy, b. Mar. 23, 1822, d. Apr. 7, 1902.
John, d. Nov. 24, 1883, ae. 28 y. 6 m. 23 d.
Heden— Rachel, wife of Asher B., d. June 6, 1859, ae. 66 y. 26 d.
Eleazer, d. July 8, 1862, ae. 3,) y. 8 m.
Hoadley— D. S., b. Sept. 22, 1799, d. Apr. 23, 1880.
Esther E., b. Dec. 16, 1806, d. Jan. 11, 1881.
Hanson, b. June 7, 1827, d. Feb. 8, 1856. 1
Hoad— Helen M., wife of H. W., d. Feb. 12, 1857, ae. 20 y.
Harkins — Dea. Jeremiah, d. Nov. 16, 1868, ae. 86 y. 11 m.
Mary, wife, d. June 9, 1858, ae. 74 y. ; dau. Jethroand Rebecca Buttler.
Hoyes — Sarah Gardner, b. in Sherborn, Mass., 1769, d. 1851.
Hulk— Jesse, d. May 6, 1863, ae. 79 y. 25 d.
Phebea, formerly w. of W. C. Slone, d. Sept. 30, 1863, ae. 78 y. 3 m. 16 d.
Martin, d. Oct. 5, 1871, ae. 34 y. 3 m. 16 d.
Hollv— James, b. 1825, d. 1900.
Eliza, b. 1824, d. 1903. {
Benjamin, d. May 21. 1861, ae. 69 y. 5 m. 6 d,
Mira, d. Sept. 12, 1881, ae. 84 v. 12 d.
Robert, son of B. and M., d. Mar. 18, 1865, ae. 43 y. 3 m. 18 d.
Hulks— Raymond, d. Mar. 4, 1897, ae. 86 y. 10 m. 16 d.
Almora, wife, d. Sept. 12, 1888, ae. 73 y.
Haven— John, d. Apr. 1, 1809, ae. 37 y. 1 m. 20 d.
Ann D., wife, d. May 17, 1886, ae. 50 v. 10 m. 27 d.
Carrie M., dau., d. Mar. 10, 1SS1, ae. 19 y. 2 m. 23 d.
Jesse, d. Feb. 19, 1872, ae. 73 y. 11 m. 19 d.
Mary W., d. Mar. 28, 1875, ae. 73 v. 8 m. 14 d.
Hitchcock— Mary J. Sewell, wife of L. M., d. Nov. 9, 1891, ae. 74 v. 10 m. 4 d.
Sarah J., dau., d. Aug. 29, 1886, ae. 42 y. 1 m.
Irwin — Joseph, b. Jan. 5, 1829.
Lvdia C, his wife, b. May 17, 1834, d. Sept. 18, 1899.
Jack— Andrew, d. Dec. 25, 1808, ae. 63 y. 9 m. 16 d.
Jones— Zelotes, b. Apr. 30, 1791, d. Feb. 1, 1874.
Sarah, wife, d. Dec. 21, 1S06, ae. 71 v. 11 m. 29 d.
David, Co. H, 145 O. N. G., d. Aug. 29, 1864, ae. 2S y. 8 m. 15 d. A loyal
soldier to his country and his God. He was the youngest and last
of three sons of Z. and S. Jones, who d. in the service of his countrv.
Andrew B, d. at Washington, Julv 3, 1864, ae. 33 y. 3 m. 5 d. Co. D,
136 0. N. G.
Solomon, Co. H. 145 Reg. O. N. G. 1826-1864.
Zelotes, son of A. K. and L. O., b. May 25, 1862, d. Apr. 28, 1877.
Eliz., w. of Harry, d. July 17, 1S66, ae. 63 y. 3 m.
Honv, d. Feb. 12, 1865, ae. 65 y. 1 m.
Sarah A., wife of D. B., d. Apr. 14, 1886, ae. 47 y. 1 m. 13 d.
264 Inscriptions — Cheshire, Delaware County. [July,
Janes— C. C., d. Apr. 12, 1877, ae. 30 y. 6 m. 12 d.
Nomv G., wife of A. A., d. Apr. 4, 1865, ae. 54 v. 10 in. 6 d.
Emma B., wife of Hubert A., d. Dec. 30, 1S73, ae. 37 y. 1 m. 12 d.
A. A., d. Feb. 14, 1856, ae. 45 y. 10 m. 6 d.
Melvin T., b. 1814, d. 1899.
Marcia Caulkins, wife, b. 1812, d. 1894.
Marshall, d. Aug. 15, 1886, ae. 08 v.
Sarah, wife of Ossina, d. Feb. 18, 1885, ae. 22 y. 2 m.
Kellar— Mary A., wife of A. S. Kellar, d. Nov. 9, 1833, ae. 61 y. 9 m. 6 d.
Radisill, 1S54-1901.
Alpha, his wife, b. 1866, d. 1899.
Nellie L., 1865-1866.
Tenn., Oct. 11, 1862.
Kelly— Rachael, d. Mar. 20, 1893, ae. 87 y. 5 m. 23 d.
Kelsey— Rev. P., b. Feb. 27, 1791, d. July 5, 1879.
Phila B., wife, b. Mar. 26, 1791, d. May 27, 1858
Marye, b. Mar. 22, 1835, d. Jan. 19, 1857.
Philander P., b. May 11, 1837, d. Sept. 9, 1874.
Keen — Lotia, d. June 2S, 1874, ae. 46 y. 5 m.
Lackey — Rebecca, wife of Edgar, d. Sept. 6, 1875, ae. 41 y. 18 d.
Maud 0., wife of Rev. E. D. Hanna, d. Oct, 9, 1890, ae. 23 y. 1 m. 25 d.
D. IL, b. July 21, 1821, d. July 4, 18S4.
Lewis— Wm. F., d. Dec. 8, 1875, ae. 66 v. 10 m.
Sarah E., wife, b. Jan. 3, 1822, d. April 22, 1900.
Dr. John K., aest. sur. 18th 0. V. I., b. Dec. 27, 1831, d. at Memphi3,
Dr. John, d. Jan. 10, 1874, ae. 82 y. 2 m. 2 d.
Ruth, wife of Dr. John, d. Jan. 10, 1873, ae. 78 y. 7 m. 13 d.
L. L., dau., d. Feb. 11. 18S2, ae. 63 y. 20 d.
Milo Henry, 1836-1 S98, Lieut, and Adjutant 121st 0. V. I.
Wilmont T. (son), b. 1877, d. 1S78.
Matthews— Clarence H., b. Feb. 22, 1864, d. July 12, 1897.
Moss— Lyman, b. Dec. 5, 1860, d. Nov. 26, 1896.
Harriet, wife of Jesse, d. Nov. 30, 1879, ae. 44 y. 1 m. 9 d.
McCloskey— Ann, wife of H. Waterfield, d. Jan. 28, 1881, ae. 71 y. 6 m. 1 d.
Mav— Obadiah R., d. June 19, 1893, ae. 73 y. 11 m. 1 d.
Mary E., wife of O. R., d. May 26, 1S92, ae. 65 y. 0 m. 2 d.
James E., son, d. Feb. 22, 1S74, ae. 16 v. 2 m. 1 d.
Geo. C, b. Mar, 18, 1836, d. Apr. 22, 1897.
Caroline E., wife, b. Aug. 15, 1848, d. Dec. 10, 1893.
Manter— Maria, wife of D., d. Apr. 12, 1891, ae. 77 y. 3 m. 23 d.
Morgan— Sarah B., d. Aug. 19, 1859, ae. 23 y. 3 m. 22 d.
Nettleton — Margaret E„ wife of Daniel, cl. Julv 19, 1877, ae. 69 y. 4 m. 4 d.
Salina B., dau. of Daniel and Marg. E., d. Mar. 21, 1849, ae. 9 y. 6 m. 11 d.
Daniel, d. June 27, LS60,ae. 79 y. 6.m. 26 d.
Rhode, wife, d. Jan. 28, 1851, ae. 72 y.
Nothan, d. Mar. 4, 1876. ae. 77 y. 1 m. 25 d.
Osbourn— Mary A., wife of H.t d. Jan. 20, 1861, ae. 43 v, 10 m. 16 d., b. Feb.
4, 1817.
Henry, b. Sept. 22, 1818, d. Mar. 7, 1898.
Esther, wife, b. June 20, 1810, d. June 1, 1895.
Pratt— U. S., b. Nov. 3, 1818, d. Nov. 29, 1898.
f^Betsv C, wife of U. S., b. Mar. 12, 182- d. May 10, 1S92.
Place— John W., d. June 16, 1S85, ae. 80 y. 17 d.
Poppleton— Sarah, wife of Madison, d. Jan. 27, 1893, ae. 68 y.
Punderson — Susan, wife of David, d. Nov. 1, 1875, ae. 89 y.
Purmort— Perlenat, wife of M., died Feb. 13, 1850, ae. 42 y. 6 m. 24 d.
Paskate— Cornelias 8. D., d. Nov. 13, 1890.
Page— Simeon, b. 1828, d. Oct. 27, 1879.
Delia A., wife, b. Aug. 6. 1836, d. Feb. 11, 1876.
Patrick— W. H., d. May 11, 1877, ae. 53 y. 10 d.
Mary, J., wife, d. Feb. 3, 1895, ae. bS y. 3 m. 23 d.
1906.] Inscriptions — Cheshire, Delaware County. 265
Richardson— Wra., b. Mar. 1, 1816, <1. May 23, 18-51. Buried at Homer, III.
Jane Bellus, wife, b. Sept. 28, 1821, d. Feb. 27, 1903.
Ryant— Eugene D., b. 1837, d. 1902.
Emma C, b. 1828, d. 1903.
H. Love, b. 1870, d. 1887.
John, d, Jan. 3, 1870, ae. 73 y. 1 m. 8 d.
Love Nettleton, wife, d. Oct. 7, 1868, ae. 72 y. 10 m. 22 d.
Harriet R., dau. of W. C. White, d. Nov. 18, 1859, ae. 42 y. 3 m. 24 d.
Ridgway— Geo. W., d. Aug. 14, 1883, ae. 59 y. 10 m. 6 d.
Mercy, d. July 2, 1864, ae. 41 y. 13 d.
Ross— David S., Co. I, 57th O. V. I., b. Apr. 23, 1842, d. June 26, 188S.
Slack— Elizith H., b. 1822, d. 1902.
Margaret J., b. 1834, d. 1902.
Sanders— Nellie J., b. 1868, d. 1894.
Slough— Cvnthia Ridgway, d. Oct. 15, 1888, ae. 41 y. 9 m. 19 d.
Smith— Charles E., d. 1836.
Anna M., his wife, d. 1838.
George W., b. 18S2, d. 1885.
Lorin, b. Dec. 25, 1792, d. Apr. 14, 1878.
Sarah Lewis, wife, b. Mar. 16, 1800, d. Apr. 16, 1875.
Sidney, b. Dec. 12, 1817, d. Oct. 15, 1878.
Mary A., wife of Albert R., d. Feb. 19, 1887, ae. 68 y. 1 m. 13 d.
Chauncy W., d. May 6, 1879, ae. 49 y. 3 m. 25 d.
Harriet E., wife, d. Sept. 5, 1861, ae. 25 y. 6 m. 23 d.
Shade— Emeline, wife of E., d. Nov. 5, 1896, ae. 74 y. 1 m. 2 d.
Elyah, d Mar. 19, 1S84, ae. 61 y. 1 m. 24 d.
Stevens— Wffi. H., Sergt. Co. K, 121st Reg. 0. V. I., b. Mar. 22, 1837, d. Jan.
4, 1892.
Mary S.
Sharp— D. T., d. Aug. 27, 1878, ae. 78, y. 4 m. 13 d.
Adeline, wife, d. Sept. 1. 1875, ae, 62 y. 20 d.'
Scorell — Lucrelia, wife of Chester, d. Dec. 7, 1893, ae. 59 y. 3 m. 24 d.
Stone— John B., b. in Homer, Cortland Co. N. Y., Dec. 12, 1811, d. in Ash-
ley Sept. 29, 1879.
Prof. J. F., of Leland Univ., New Orleans, b. Feb. 24, 1847, d. Feb.
16, 1878.
Steward — Nancy, wife of Yinol, d. June 19, 1879, ae. 66 y. 9 m.
Sherman— John, d. Nov. 28, 1869, ae. 48 y. 2 m. 28 d.
Scott— Clark, d. Apr. 29, 1867, ae. 77 y. 1 m. 13 d.
Flora, wife, d. Apr. 29, 1865, ae. 74 y. 2 d.
Linna, dau. of Milo and Manilla, b. May 26, 1870, d. Feb. 28, 1894.
Asa, d. Mar. 28, 1S22, ae. 51 y. 8 m. 24 d.
Jim, son of Samuel.
Chloe, wife of Asa, d. Dec. 11, 1859, in her SSth vear.
Chloe F., dau. of F. and P., d. Aug. 31, 1842, ae. 17 y. 6 m. 19 d.
Manerva W., dau. of F. and P., d. Aug. 8, 1840, ae. 4 m. 5 d.
Caroline, dan, of F. and P., d. June 7, 1834, ae. 1 y. 7 m. 4 d.
Emeline, wife of Wm. E., d. June 6, 1853, ae. 23 y. 4 m. 3 d.
Alvira Viola, dau. of F. and P., d. Aug. 31, 1855, ae. 15 y. 6 m.
Thomas Weslev, son of F. J. and P., d. June 5, 1863, ae. 25 y. 3 m.
Pamela, wife of F. J., d. July 11, 1852, ae. 46 y. 7 d.
Lewis, d. July 31, 1825. ae. 23 y. 8 m. 28 d.
Thomas J., son of W. H. and Emeline, d. Sept, 27, 1853, ae. 3 y. 1 d.
Elias, d. Julv 30, 1S23, ae. 23 v. 8 m. 27 d.
Lanson D., d. May 7, 1892, ae. 76 y. 2 m. .9 d.
Phoebe, his wife. d. Mar. 12, 1898, ae. 70 v. 6 m.
Neveda, d. Feb. 22, 1888, ae. 8 v. 5 m. 27 d.
Sackett— Augustine, d. Sept. 13, 1862, ae. 49 y. 1 m. 21 d.
Mary Ellen, wife of Geo. L., d. June 23, 1872, ae. 27 y. 10 m. 23 d.
Mary E. Garye, wife of Augustine, d. Mar. 31, 1891, ae. 75 y. 1 m. 10 d.
Hattie, dau. of G. and E., b. Sept. 1, 1866, d. Jan. 2. 1884.
266
Inscriptions — Che shite, Dclaivare County.
[July.
Saunders— Ellen D., d. Oct. 31, 1873, ae. 27 y.
Saunder— Ay or, d. Oct. 7, lSbo, ae. 02 y. 1 d.
Elizabeth, wife, d. Aug. 8, 1884, ae. 48 y. 4 d.
Edwin IL, Co. D, 20th O. V. I., d. in New Goldbury Mar. 2, 1865, ae.
33 y.lm,
Stevens— Charles, d. Apr. 10, 18G4, ae. 67 y. 6 m. 27 d.
Comfort, d. Sept. 17, 1878, ae. 77 v. 5 m. 24 d.
Sherwood— Rev. Wm., d. Nov. 19, 18*70, ae. 56 y. 4 m. 18 d.
Roxana Rufe, d. Feb. 17, 1SS9, ae. 63 y. 7 m. 1 d.
Chas. S., d. Feb. 19, 1861, ae. 11 m. 22 d.
Wm. South, d. Aug. 22, 1850, ae. 15 y.
Stuck— John, d. Mar. 16, 1864, ae. 72 y. 4 m. 12 d.
Lovina, wife, d. Aug. 10, 186-, ae. 75 y. 10 m. 21 d.
Sackrides — Daniel, d. Jan. 1, 1860, ae. 57 y. 6 m. 24 d.
Harriet, wife, b. Aug. 23. 1810, d. Apr' 22, 1889.
Sewell— Henry, b. in Chestville, Me., d. July 23, 1866, ae. 73 y. 4 d. Soldier
of 1812.
Shade— Phillips E., b. Oct. 11, 1868, d. Dec. 5, 1895.
Inez M., wife, b. Dec. 11, 1865, d. Dec. 16, 1891.
Strong— Lucius C, b. May 21. 1804, d. Feb. 12, 1S24.
Mahala Andrus, b. June 25, 1864, d. July 18, 1889.
Candace M., wife of Samuel Stout, d. Feb. 8, 1881, ae. 43 y. 2 m. 7 d.
Speer— A. M., d. June 22, 1903, ae. 82 y. 3 m. 13 d.
Electra, wife of A, M., d. Mar. 26, 1879, ae. 69 y. 9 m. 25 d.
Geo. T., son of A. M. and E. T., d. Aug. 3, 1864, at Arlington Heights,
Va. ; Co. H, 145 Regt., 0. V. L, ae. 18 y. 10 m. 18 d. Thou gavest
him, O mv Father, and thou hast taken away.
Milton S., d. June 22, 1900, ae. 63 v. 9 m. 16 d.
Julia B. wife, d. March 18, 1882, ae. 47 y. 10 m.
George H., d. Dec. 16, 1868, ae. 86 y. 11 d.
Twigg— Martha E., wife of David, b. Mar. 34, 1S60, d. Sept. 3, 1890.
Thompson — Rev. J. A., d. Apr. 9, 1876, ae. 73 y. 8 m.
Mary G., wife, b. Mar. 3, 1805, d. Sept. 2, 18S1.
Wm. Smadley, son of Lewis May ; Co. K, 121st 0. V. I., d. in Le Baron,
Ky., Jan. 12, 1863, ae. 21 v. 2 m.
Sarah A., wife of D., b. April 14, 1886, ae. 47 y. 1 m. 13 d.
Tiffany— George W., b. July 8, 1838, d. Dec. 22, 1891.
Eliz. M., b. Mar. 15, 1837, d.
Lovena W., b. Aug. 27, 1866, d. Nov. 15, 1894.
Valentine — Martha, wife of John, d. Feb. 3, 1851, ae. 48 y. 2 m. 14 d.
William— Sadie, wife of J. J., d. Feb. 6, 1886, ae. 24 y. 10 m. 10 d.
Jacob R., b. Sept. 10, 1811, d. July 17, 1890.
Lydia A., b. Dec. 24, 1815, d. Oct. 14, 1892.
C. W., Co. K, 121st 0. V. I.
Wilcox — Martin, d. Apr. 7, 18S7, ae. 76 y.
Charlotte, wife, d. June 3, 1872, ae. 58 y. 8 m. 28 d.
Whittier— Philander E., b. Aug. 8, 1834, d. Oct. 2, 187/
Whitman — Lydia, wife of Eyra, d. Oct. 6, 1870, ae. 51 y. 3 m. 11 d.
White— W. C, d. Mar. 30, 1881, ae. 51 y. 11 m. 2d.
Africa Graveyard, Orange Township, Delaware County, Ohio.
Copied October 1, 1904, by II. Warren Phelps and F. T, Cole.
Aller— Frank, Co. G, 88th 0. V. I.
John., Co. G, 88th O. V.I.
Bale— James, b. Mar. 4, 1797, d. Nov. 29, 1885.
Sarah, wife, b. Dec. 29, 1802, d. Sept. 5, 1845.
George, son, b. Aug. 14, 1843, d. Oct. 10, 18G3.
Beers— Orren D., d. Sept. 19, 1867, se. 66 y. 2 m. 24 d.
Barrows — Solomon, d. Oct. 13, 1825, ad. 70 y.
Prudence, wife, d. Jan. 12, 1826, se. 67 y. 12 d.
Nath'l, W., d. Feb. 18, 1856, se. 48 y. 1 m. 1 d.
Mary, wife of, d. Apr. 29, 1862, se. 69 y. 1 m. 4 d.
Marv A., dau. of N. and M., d. Aug. 19, 1854, se. 15 y. 8 m. 15 d.
Nathaniel, d. Apr. 13, 1S44, se. 22 y. 2 m. 5 d.
O. Lanman, d. Aug. 26, 1848, se. 31 y.
Orin, d. Jan. 15, 1864, se. 73 y. 3 m. 10 d.
Sarah, wife of O., d. Sept. 18, 1854, se. 61 y. 8 m. 7 d.
Orville M., son, d. Sept. 18, 1819, se. 10 m.
Baker— George, d. Oct. 27, 1878, ce. 54 y. 3 m. 18 d.
Eliza, wife, d. Apr. 25, 1801, se. 75 y. 9 m. 11 d.
George H., son, d. Oct. 5, 1888, se. 41 y. 1 m. 21 d.
Hannah, dau., d. Mar. 13, 1871, se. 15 y. 9 m. 17 d.
Mary A., mother of H. L., d. Feb. 6, 1871, se. 51 y. 4 m. 24 d.
Bale— Dulcenen, wife of David, b. 1844, d. 1892.
Mary, b. 1868, d. 1876.
Cora A., b. 1879, d. 1880.
Herbert M., b. 1881, d. 1887.
Black— Isaac, d. Dec. 27, 1826, se. 74 y.
Mehitable, wife, d. Dec. 9, 1826, se. 65 y.
Chidester— Charles, son of C, Co. F., 43d O. V. I., d. Apr. 3, 1862, se. 17 y.
8 m. 6 d.
Campbell— Prescott S., d. Mar. 1, 1847, se. 30 y. 10 m. 2 d.
Chester, b. Mar. 10, 1794, d. July 14, 1874.
Marcia, wife, b. Jan. 30, 1791, d. Dec. 30, 1867.
Conklin— Burke, b. Sept. 21, 1860, d. April 25, 1886.
Enuce, wife of M., b. Oct. 31, 1826, d. July 7, 1882.
Mathew, b. May 15. 1807, d. June 5, 1886.
Ann, his wife, b. May 23, 1810, d. Sept. 7, 1856.
Canine— John, d. Sept. 7, 1848, se. 79 y.
Cheerful I leave this vale of tears,
Where pain and sorrows grow.
Welcome the day that ends my toil,
And every scene of woe.
Catherine, wife, d. Apr. 12, 1851, se. 80 y.
Weep not for me, my friends so dear,
I am not dead, but sleeping here;
Bright angels beckon me away
To sing God's praise in endless day.
Coulter— Parthenia, wife of Samuel, d. Dec. 2, 1850, se. 46 y. 6 d.
Spirits of the dead departed,
Throned above;
Souls like thine are with God,
Where all is life and love.
Clark— J. K., b. 1794, d. 1887.
Hannah, b. 1816, d. 1890.
Carrie, dau., d. Jan. 29, 1870, se. 15 y. 5 d.
Helen M., d. Feb. 2, 1865, se. 27 y. 7 m. 27 d.
Henry, d. Aug. 12, 1876, se. 40 y. 7 m. 20 d.
267
208 Inscriptions— Africa Graveyard, Delaware, County. [July,
Satchel, d. Oct. 18, 1867, re. 71 y. 11 m. 11 d.
Eliz. Goodhue, his wife, b. in New Boston, N. H., Apr. 25, 1895, d. at
Orange O., Apr. 20, 1876.
Sarah Gilmore, dau., b. Nov. 21, 1830, d. Sept. 26, 1888.
M. G.,b. Oct. 16, 1820, d. May 28, 1895.
Sarah A., wife, b. Aug. 12, 1818, d. July 21, 1900.
Dirst— Philip, d. July 10, 1S50, se. 27 y.
Sally A. wife, d. Sept. 29, 1861, 83. 42 y.
Philip J., d. Apr. 6, 1874, se. 23 y.
Mary, d. Dec. 8. 1864, re. 19 y.
David, d. 1843, se. 62 y.
Drake— William, d. June 3, 1867, re. 57 y. 9 m. 28 d.
Hannah, wife, d. Dec. 15, 1856, re. 38 y. 14 d.
Day— Ellsworth E., b. Sept. 12, 1862, d. Mar. 29, 1900.
Laura Belle, b. Dec. 17, 1864, d. Apr. 15, 1901.
Ferson — Paul, d. Jan. 20, 1847, re. 65 y; Elder in Pres. Church of Berlin.
His life adorned the religion of our Saviour.
Sarah, wife, d. Aug. 6, 1829, a?. 41 y ; emigrated from New Boston, N. II.,
in 1817.
James, formerly from New Boston, N. H., d. Jan. 2, 1821, in his 77th
year, expressing a full hope in Christ.
Mary, wife, d. Apr. 29, 1854, a?. 79 y. They had been members of the
Pres. Church for more than half a century.
Millie B., wife of James, d. Nov. 15, 1858, re. 32 y.
James, son of James and Marv, b. in New Boston, N. H., Aug. 17, 1781,
d. Dec. 19, 1852.
Betsy, dau. of John Smith, of Francestown, N. H.; wid. of Robt. Jame-
son, of Blendon, O., d. Apr. 22, 1855, <re. 66 v.
Samuel, b. May 1, 1783, d. June If
Phebe Jameson, his wife, b. Jan.
Rachel, dau., b. 1829, d. 1849.
Ellen, dau., b. 1840, d. 1873.
Mary L., wife of Rev. J. McBride, b. Sept. 1, 1818, d. Mar. 6, 1849.
Mary Ann, dau. of John and M. B., d. Oct. 3, 1848, re. 24 y. 8 m.
James, b. Apr. 17, 1826, d. June 16, 1899.
Laura, wife. b. Nov. 21, 1831, d.Feb. 27, 1894.
Sarah, b, 1846, d. 1899.
Foster— Sarah E., dau. of John and Ann, d. Aug. 9, 1866, re. 25 y. 6 m. 14 d.
Ann, wife of John, d. Mar. 20, 1876, re. 55 v.
Geo. B., son of J. and A., d. Sept, 28, 1859, re. 32 y. 6 m. 5 d.
Fenton— Elijah A., d. July 23, 1856, re. 66 y.
Jerush, wife, d. Feb. 17, 1852, a?. 61 y. "
Fairman— Alvah C, d. Oct. 20, 1876, a?. 68 y. 16 d.
Royal B., son of G. A. and A. G., d. May 4, 1881, S3. 25 y. 10 m. 9 d.
Ferson — Sarah, dau. of Samuel, b. 1846, d. 1894.
James B., b. Apr. 17, 1826, d. June 16, 1899.
Laura A. wife, b. Nov. 21, 1831, d. Feb. 27, 1894.
Granger— Sarah, wife of Milton, d. Oct. 1, 1867, se. 39 y. 6 d.
George — John G., d. Nov. 26, 1865, re. 73 y. 8 m. 19 d.
Fanny, d. Feb. 12, 1870, re. 79 v. 5 m. 21 d.
Samuel G., son, d. Dec. 27, 1864, re. 36 y.
Howard— Isaac, d. Mar. 12, 1865, re. 81 y.
Anna, wife, d. in Colerain, Mass., Jan. 1, 1852, re. 57 v.
Mitchell C, son, d. Apr. 20, 1840, re. 21 y.
Hvde— Gavlord G., b. 1821, d. 1864.
Amelia B., b. 1829, d. 1863.
EditonP., b. 1861, d. 1863.
Sarah L., d. Jan. 20, 1898, re. 89 v. S m. 12 d.
U. H., d. July 16, 1S69, re. 64 v. 6 in. 16 d.
Ellen, wife of D. E., d. Sept. 6, 1854, re. 19 y. 17 d.
Jennie M., wife of U. D., d. Nov. 21, 1868, re. 32 v. 9 in.
5, 1885.
5, 1802, d. May 11, 1869.
]906.] Inscriptions — Africa Graveyard, Delaivare County.
269
;
1894.
Aug. 9, 1852, re. 57 y.
Harris — Summer, d. Jan. 9, 1S66, a?. 49 y. 8 m. 19 d.
Orilla, wife of S., d. Oct. 12, 1862, re. 42 y. 4 m. 11 d.
Havens— Susan, wife of Andrew, d. Sept. 26, 1875, re. 70 y. 8 m. 1G d.
Hurlbust— Lee, b. 1797, d. 1880.
Lefa, wife, b. 1816, d. 1838.
Elizabeth, wife, b. 1813, d. 1894.
Hunt— John B., M. D., b. June 24, 1828.
Angeline Patterson, wife, b. May 10, 1833, d. Aug.
Jones — Jane, wife of Amasa ; dau. of John Canine, d.
O could I stay with friends so kind-
How would it cheer my fainting mind :
But duty makes me understand
That we must take the parting band.
Javnes— Heman, Co. H, 174th 0. V. I., d. Nov. 3, 1873, se. 45 y. 1 m. 11 d.
Orlando, d. Aug. 1, 1873, se. 19 y. 4 m. 23 d.
Oliver, d. Oct. 10, 1SS0, &. 21 v.
Seth, b. in Georgia, Vt , Apr. 19, 1804, d. in Berlin Mar. 23, 1866.
Jerusha, his wife, b. Sept. 21, 1813, d. May 7, 1889.
Jaycox — Ephraim, d. Jan. 12, 1886, re. 64 y. 3 m. 2 d.
Mary, wife, d. Nov. 29, 1S80, se. 54 y. 6 m. 12 d.
Jones— John D., d. Dec. 11, 1888, re. 38 y. 10 m. 23 d.
Little— Mary E., dau. A. and C. A., d. July 7, 1872, a?. 21 y. 5 m. 16 d.
Loop — Wm.'H., son of Peter and Mary, d. Jan. 7, 1854, se. 17 y.
Anna M., dau., d. May 9, 1870, se. 24 y. 1 m. 25 d.
James, son, d. May 6, 1865, se. 10 m. 16 d.
Morgan— William J., b. 1830, d. 1902.
Amanda M., b. 1835, d. 1898.
Warren, b. 1S62, d. 1863.
McClung— Eugene A. wife of J. I., d. Nov. 9, 1863, re. 21 y. 3 m. 5 d.
Moore— George B., d. Sept. 9, 1834.
Caroline, wife, b. Jan. 16, 1840, d. Feb. 7, 1901.
Xettleton— Rev. James A., d. Nov. 1, 1893, re. 71 y. 23 d.
Frances M., wife, d. Dec. S, 1855, re. 20 y. 8 m. 23 d.
Nathan, d. Oct. 4, 1825, se. 55 y.
Welcome, sweet hour of full discharge,
That sets our longing souls at large,
Unbinds our chains, breaks up our cell,
And gives us with our God to dwell.
To dwell with God, to feel His love,
x Is the full heavens enjoyed above.
Haniiah, wife, d. Nov. 14, 1864, a?. 87 v. 1 m. 11 d.
Dela, d. Feb 4, 1884, re. 82 y, 7 m. 20 d.
Abiel L., d. July 31, 1886, re. 71 v. 6 m. 12 d.
Noble— Salome, d. July 16, 1854, re. 67 v. 2 m. 10 d.
Nutt— Sarah G., wife of James W., d. Mar. 11, 1845, re. 21 y. 11 m. 3 d.
Patterson— Samuel, b. Apr. 4, 1803, d. Apr. 17, 1884.
Hannah, wife, b. Dec. 2, 1869, d. Aug. 16, 1888.
Nellie G., b. Nov. 7, 1871, d. May 20, 1895.
Page — Michael, d. Sept. 7, 1855, re. 58 y. 11 m. 13 d.
Elizabeth, wife, d. Jan. 25, 1869, a.'. 65 y. 4 m. 14 d.
Perley— Vesta A., wife of N., d. July 29, 1857, re. 32 y. 4 m. 7 d.
Phinney — Hannah, wife of Joshua, d. Mar 28, 1853, "re. 7S y. 1 m. 16 d.
Patrick— Elizabeth, wife of Jesse, d. Nov. 30, 1S88, re. 89 y.
Roof — Moses, d. Feb. 28, 1870, re. 53 y. 6 m.
Roe— George W., d. Dec. 19, 1881, re. 35 y. 7 m. 5 d.
Smith— Jav D., b. June 21, 1843, d. Apr. 7, 1875.
Dora Jane, b. Jan. 22, 1856, d. Jan. 6, 1897.
Sellers — Ann E., wife of William, born June 6, 1778, in Farquier county,
Va. ; m. to William Mar. 6, 1820, in Zanesville, O., d. Aug. 3, 1842,
re. 64 y. 1 m. 27 d.
Her life wns the life of a Christian,
Her death the death of a saint ;
Her soul, being washed in the fountain ,
Has tlowu to the bosom uf Christ.
270 Inscriptions — Africa Graveyard, Delaware County. [Jul v.
Spooner — Mary, wife of James, d. Aug. 0, 1853, se. 38 y.
Spring — Jimmie, son of F. and IS., d. Apr. G, 1882, se. 2 y, 9 m. 27 d.
wife died.
Steel— William S., b. Apr. 29, 1805, d. May 20, 1S88.
Margaret, wife of William, d. May 6, 1857, se. 42 y. 16 d.
Sarah, second wife, d. Nov. 10, 1878, se. 71 y. 5, rn. 8 d.
Sackett— Milton H., b. 1783, d. 1849.
Sally Ferson, wife, b. 1788, d. 1849.
James F., b. 1S30.
Eliz. H., wife, b. 1829, d. 1902.
Tinkham— Abel, d. Nov. 7, 1828. re. 69 y.
Beyond this vale of tears
I live a life above :
Unmeasured by the flight of years,
Where all that life is Jove.
Hannah, wife of Abel, d. Oct. 23, 1831, se. 75 y.
She through fiery trials trod ;
She through great affliction came,
Now, before the throne of God,
Healed with His eternal name.
Thompson— James K.. b. Nov. 8, 1831, d. Oct. 5, 1871.
Mary A., dau. of J. and S., d. Nov. 15, 1860, se. 19 y. 6 m. 2 d.
William, only son John W. and Mary. Killed by a horse Apr. 18, 186 1 ,
se. IS y. 2 m. 12 d.
Temple— Gilbert, d. Apr. 6, 1863, se. 59 y.
Twigg— Francis, d. Oct. 11, 1849, se. 75 y.
Ann Wilcox, wife of, d. July 14, 1S58, se. 79 y.
John, d. Jan. 23, 1851, oe. 43 y. Fell from a tree while trimming it at
Wm. Cooper's, in Blendon, Franklin Co., O.
James, son, b. Nov. 11, 1831, d. Oct. 15, 1871.
Sasannah, b. Nov. 30, 1806, d. Oct. 14. 1892.
Mary Ann, dau., b. May 17, 1841, d. Nov. J6, 1860.
John, b. Apr. 7, 1803, d. May 22, 1883.
Taylor— Lysander, d. July 11, 1884, se. 65 y. 28 d.
Wilbor — Eben, son of Carma and Hannah, d. Jan. 9, 1819, se. 7 y.
Williams— Horace, d. July 15, 1832, se. 32 y. 6 m. 6 d.
,r3
Wallace— Samuel A., d. Jan. 19,
William A., son, d. June 25,
■s;
se. 52 y. 4 m.
1872, se. 25 y. 6 m. 2 d.
James D., d. Apr. 23, 1881, se. 25 y. 1 ra.
Charlotta A., wife of J. W., d. Apr. 17, 1879, se. 29 y. 8 m.
Wilcox— Martin, Co. G, 88th O. V. I.
Charles and Travess, sons of M. A. and E. M., d. July 17, 1865.
Wood— Anna M., wife of W. D., d. Aug. 1, 1888, se. 30 y. 6 m. 8 d.
Waters— Charles, d. Dec. 1, 1843, se. 51 y. 7 m. 14 d.
Harriet, wife, d. Sept. 17, 1S39, se. 46 y. 7 m. 28 d.
Marsella, wile of R. K. Jameson, d. Mar. 20, 1851, se. 27 y. 3 m. 8 d.
William— Martha C, dau. of S. and B., d. Oct. 31, 1875, se. 19 y. 29 d.
Frank W., son. d. Mar. 8, 1879, se. 16 y. 4 d.
Yantis— W. H., b. Mar. 2, 1816, d. Oct. 24, 1891.
mffimmmsm>mma!B&^- w
i
tlltam Ij^nrg ipttto
BORN AT CADIZ, OHIO, MAY 26th, 1852,
DIED AT CHILLICOTHE, OHIO, JUNE 20th, 1906.
i
JY the death of Mr. Hunter this Society
loses an active official, a generous and
faithful friend ; the City of Chillicothe
a public=spirited and liberal citizen ; and the state
of Ohio an editor of large and sane ideas, a
historian of repute, learned in the early history
and traditions; and a generous citizen.
Mr. Hunter attended the commencement
exercises at Marietta, on the 13th, delivered an
address, "The Birthright of General Arthur St.
Clair," on the occasion of his presentation to the
College of a portrait of Governor St. Clair, and
received from the College the Honorary Degree
of Master of Arts.
On the evening of the 14th, he attended in
this city the Quarterly Meeting of this Society.
He was then suffering from the ailment which
caused his death.
The portrait of Mr. Hunter, with a full
account of his ancestry, family portraits, and a
coat-of-arms in colors appeared in Volume VII
(April, 1905) of the Quarterly.
.'•■■
«
MM
■.,,-... wm
PROCEEDINGS OF THE "OLD NORTHWEST"
GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY.
Columbus, Ohio, April 12, 190<>.
The Society met in Post room No. 3, Franklin County Memorial Hall.
Present : Messrs. Taylor, Ruggles, Phelps, Kersey, Potter, Medbery, and
the Secretary.
In the absence of the President and Vice President, Col. W. A. Taylor
was called to the Chair. The minutes were read and approved.
The Treasurer reported concerning the finances of the Society ; the Libra-
rian, concerning the removal of the Library to the Memorial Hall; Mr.
Potter, concerning the interviews and arrangements with the County Com-
missioners, and the Secretary concerning the acts of Mr. Whayman.
On motion, Messrs. Phelps, Ruggles and Medbery -were appointed a com-
mittee to to receive any charges that might be tiled against Mr. Whayman,
and investigate the same, and report at the next meeting.
On motion adjourned. Frank T. Cole, Seen tar >/.
Columbus, Ohio, June 14, 1900.
The Society met in quarterly meeting at Post room No. 3, Franklin Coun-
ty Memorial Hall. Present: Messrs. Ruggles, Hunter, Phelps, Wheaton,
Hills, Kersey, and the Secretary.
In the absence of the President and Vice President, Mr. W. H. Hunter
was called to the Chair. The minutes were read and approved.
Messrs. James M. Butler and William G. Benham were elected active
members.
The committee appointed at the April meeting reported that charges
had been filed against Mr. Horace W. Whayman, charging him with em-
bezzlement, and submitted the charges and their report, as follows:
THE CHARGES.
Columbus, Ohio, May 22, 190f>.
Committee Appointed to Hear and Report upon Charges to
be Filed against Horace W. Whayman, Member of
the "Old Northwest Genealogical Society."
To II. Warren Phelps, Geo. L. Buggies, Boston Medbury :
Gentlemen: — I hereby make and file charges against the integrity oi
Horace AV. Whayman, an honorary member ot the Society, to-wit:
First — Mr. Whayman has embezzled the funds of this Society committed
to his care by the debtors of the Society, in the sum of upwards $150 (one
hundred and fifty dollars), a* set forth in the following exhibit:
Amounts paidto II. W. Whayman for the "Old Northwest" Genealogi-
cal Society, by Mrs. E. S. Shepardson, Treasurer of the Granville Centennial
Asssociation :
1900.] Proceedings of Society. 273
1905— July 19th. Portrait plates $ 16.50
July 26th. " * 40.66
Aug. 8th. " 25.00
Aug. 16th. " 24.24
Aug. 19th. " 25.00
Sept. 13th. Extra books and printing, Champlin Co 40.00
Oct. 2nd. Balance on Champlin Co. bill 12.50
Total $183.80
Second — The said Whayman collected from Mrs. E. S. Shepardson and
Mrs. Burton Case $-5.00 each, the same being the admission fees of the said
persons to this Society. All of these said sums said Whayman has embez-
zled and failed to pay to this Society.
Third — The said Whayman has by means of worthless checks swindled
various members of this Society of certain sums of money.
Fourth — The said Whayman, while living in the village of Granville dur-
ing the past year, has falsely represented himself to be an agent of this
Society, and has exhibited false credentials purporting to show his identity
as agent of the Society and has left the said village, leaving large sums of
money unpaid and has thereby brought disgrace upon this Society.
Fifth — The whereabouts of the said Whayman are now unknown, even
to the postal authorities, and letters directed to him at Granville are re-
turned endorsed " removed, left no address."
Wherefore I demand the expulsion of the said Whayman from this
Society and the removal of his name from the list of its members, and the
publication of these proceedings in the minutes of this Society.
Respectfully submitted, Frank T. Cole.
THE REPORT.
Columbus, Ohio, June 14th, 1906.
In the matter of the charges which have been brought against Horace
W. Whayman, who is a member of the " Old Northwest " Genealogical
Society, located in the county of Franklin, State of Ohio, and is borne upon
the roll of said Society as an honorable member, by Frank T. Cole, Secre-
tary of the said mentioned Society, charging the said Horace W. Whayman
with embezzlement from the funds of the " Old Northwest " Genealogical
Society in the sum of $183.80 (one hundred eighty-three dollars and eighty
cents). We, the committee, appointed by the "Old Northwest" Genealogi-
cal Society, at the regular meeting, held at its regular qnartarly meeting
place on the night of April 14, 1906, to hear and make report upon charges
which might be tiled against the said Horace W. Whayman, honorable
member of the Society. Alter carefully investigating the charges made
that the said Horace W. Whayman did, without proper authority or any
authority from the Society of the " Old Northwest " Genealogical Society,
collect the sums of money, $16.40, $40.66, $25, 24.24, 25, $40, $12.50— $1 S3. 50,
and did not pay the said sums of money amounting in total to §183.80
(one hundred eighty-three dollars and eignty cents), to either the Secretary
or the Treasurer of the " Old Northwest" Genealogical Society.
These sums of money were collected, as charged by the Secretary of the
" Old Northwest ;V Genealogical Society, from citizens "of the village of Gran-
ville, Ohio, who were organized in an association in the year of 1905 to cele-
brate the 100th anniversary of the settlement of Granville, Ohio, and the
sums were paid to the said Horace W. Whayman, by the Treasurer of the
association, Mrs. E. S. Shepardson, so charged by Frank T. Cole, Secretary
of the "Old Northwest" Genealogical Society, of Columbus, Ohio, without
proper or any authority from the Society or its officers.
274
Proceedings of Society.
[J"iy.
Second: It is charged that Horace TV. Whayman collected from Mrs, \ .
S. Shepardson and Mrs. Burton Case the sums of £5 (five dollars) each, tin
same being the admission fees, upon the application of these two women
as members, or to become members, of the "Old Northwest" Genealogical
Society; and the said Horace W. Whayman did not pay the same, fe< -
amounting to $10 (ten dollars) to the Secretary or Treasurer to this Society.
The said Horace W. Whayman is also charged with getting credit from
the jjeople, some of them of the village of Granville, upon the strength >,{
his being a member of this Society ; and has used this Society for purposes
of gain to himself, and has contracted debts which he has failed to pay, 'ami
his whereabouts now are reported to be unknown to the said creditors and
is unknown to this committee.
We, the committee, after a careful investigation of the charges made
against the said Horace W. Whay man, and the character of the man, do
recommend that he be expelled from the "Old Northwest" Genealogical
Society and that his name be stricken from the rolls ; and that such notice
of the action be printed in the next issue of the Quarterly, and that notice
of same be given to Pittsburgh, Pa., and Columbus, Ohio, newspapers.
H; Warren Phelps,
Geo. L. Rtjggles,
Investigating Committee.
Whereupon, upon motion, those present unanimously voted to adopt
the report and expel Horace W. Whayman from the Society.
On motion adjourned.
Frank T. Cole, Secretary.
V-
f -^ &
ms ss. • '.■ :& " ' * - -
THE "OLD NORTHWEST"
GENEALOGICAL QUARTERLY.
OCTOBER, 1906.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ALLEN TRIMBLE.
(Continued from page 226.)
There was at the time a number of Indians encamped in the
neighborhood, making a fall hunt. We called at one of those
encampments. Mr. Hill, who had made the acquaintance of
the most of those hunters, introduced my father. He called
him, as they used the word generally for anyone who had been
in the Indian wars, "Captain Trimble," introducing him to
Capt. John, who spoke very broken, "Pigeon" English. He
took father by the hand, uttering a very distinct, ' ' How do you
do? " They had a long and spirited conversation. For instance,
father telling him that he had been taken prisoner when a boy in
the old commonwealth of Virginia by a band of Indians com-
manded by a white man, who had the name of Dickerson, brought
over the Alleghenies, and also rescued by white men, some days
later. He told Captain John that the Indians had two boys with
them, one of whom was killed, etc.
At the name of Dickerson, Captain John seized my father by
the hand. "We brothers, we fight no more. Me know Dicker-
son, me know you. Dickerson velly bad manne; he kill his
squaws for not taking good meats for his teppe. Dickerson
velly bad manne, me kill Dickerson in long years }go for he whippe
my girle his squaw, me velly mad, velly mad. We brothers,
now, me fight Cap. Trimble no more, etc."
Father was satisfied that Captain John was one of the boys
that accompanied Dickinson on the raid, or occasion to which
I have referred. However, he was cautious and ended the con-
versation by telling Captain John that he intended to remove
from Kentucky, where his family lived at present, and go to the
North-west Territory, and asked him where he would advise him
to settle. Captain John, said in reply as follows:
276
- Autobiography of Allen Trimble.
[Oct.,
"All velly good places; Pickaway, Chillicothe, good ole town;
corn grow velly good; squaw make plenty, but Indian shake velly
much, velly sick; then come up Paint Creek and Rocky Fork to
hunt, get strong, eat a plenty, no more shakey that year."
Although the face of the country indicated what the old Indian
had so well described, his experience gave weight to his remarks,
and, I doubt not, had some influence with father's decision to
settle in Highland County. The lands which he had purchased
on Paint and Scioto creeks were very rich, resembling the Ken-
tucky lands, and much more inviting than those of Highland
County, but after witnessing the numerous cases of fever and ague
in the Scioto Valley and from Chillicothe up Paint Creek to the
Falls, he did not hesitate in making his decision.
The territorial session was in Chillicothe, wdiere we spent a few
days and made the acquaintance of several distinguished men,
Massie, Langham, Bateman, Tiffin, Worthington, General Me-
Arthur, etc.
As before remarked, I concurred with mother upon the ques-
tion of freeing the slaves and also removing to the North-western
territory, but feeling it my duty to submit to the superior judg-
ment of my father, I had concluded that, if on viewing the new
country, I could see my prospect or any prospect of making a
comfortable living, I would embrace it at once, for, having studied
surveying at our home school, I concluded to seek employment
as a Deputy-surveyor, under General Massie or General McAr-
thur.
So I immediately mentioned the subject to General McArthur,
who was with father for several days surveying his Scioto and
Paint Creek lands. The General said he would not advise me to
engage in the laborious business of surveying in the feeble condi-
tion of my health, as a mere boy. My constitution not apparent-
ly strong and, as he had learned, somewhat injured by overexer-
tion, he thought the exposure to which I would be subjected as a
surveyor might operate somewhat injuriously in the end, rather
than acting favourably to the renewal of my health. So I took
his advice for the present, at any rate.
The overexertion, referred to by him, occurred during the pre-
vious harvest. I was one of fifteen hands reaping wheat with
the old-fashioned cradle-scythe. The day was excessively hot
and warm. The wheat was heavy and you must remember 1
was yet in my teens, and not a first rate reaper, and it required
.
1900.] Autobiography of Allen Trimble. 277
great exertion to keep up with the company, all of whom were
first rate reapers, myself being the exception, But I could bind
more rapidly than any man in the big field and took the lead in
the last trial through the long rows of shocks of wheat; and in
the end I won the race, ran to a cool spring near the "Outcome, "
and foolishly drank a hearty draught of cold water.
Not being very robust, I was taken immediately with cramps
of the stomach and carried to the house speechless. But after
bathing and being rubbed for some time, I recovered my speech,
but my system was severely dazed and I was threatened with
permanent debility.
I recovered slowly, but when father started to Ohio, I was able
to ride thirty miles each day and thus continued to improve
and on our return could ride forty miles in a day without much
pain to me in any way. but I was still unable to work very hard,
or to attend school profitably. But in order not to lose time, I
began to review what I had previously learned, but I am sorry
to state, without much profit to myself.
In the spring I undertook to work on the farm, but could not
stand it. I went to the Olimpian Springs, in Montgomery County
Kentucky, which is a watering place of some celebrity, and
spent July and August there without much benefit. In the
Autumn of 1S02 I again accompanied my father to Ohio, which
^was a second reconnoisance of our lands, and spent some time
in Chillicothe whilst the convention that founded the Constitu-
tion of Ohio, were in session, made the acquaintance of several
of the members, and returned home late in December, my health
still delicate but somewhat improved. One physician, Dr.
Brown, advised that I should continue to travel, and it was
agreed in the family counsel that I should go to Virginia and
spend the winter with some of our numerous relatives.
So I was soon equipped for the long journey and on the way
on the — th of December, and thus I set out for a second trip
alone on horseback to Staunton, via Crab Orchard and Cumber-
land Gap, etc. I was on the "Wilderness Trail," over which
my" parents had travelled in the year 1784. On the second day
I passed the old Crab Orchard and reached Lunkfords Station,
on the Rock Castle river. During the night it. rained constantly
and very heavily. In the morning the river was too high to be
forded and it was rising very rapidly. A canoe was the only
water craft kept at the old Ferry and the mode of crossing was
Autobiography of Allen Trimble.
[Oct.,
to swim the horse by the side of the canoe, and Mr. Lunkford
said to me it would be almost impossible (while so much drift-
wood was upon the river) to cross, even wTith the canoe without
the horse, but he said to me, ' ' Even if I were over big Rock Castle
I would still have little Rock Castle, Raccoon and Stinking creeks
to cross, where there was no Ferry canoe or any person living,
and they wTould each be too high to ford. I therefore concluded
to content myself with Mr. Lunkford until the raging waters
could be crossed. About 9 o'clock an elderly man rode up and
called for the ferryman. Mr. Lunkford went to the door and the
traveller told him that he wanted to cross the river. He had
seven horses tied "head and tail," as we used to call it, and he
himself was riding the eighth horse, leading the foremost.
Our ferryman, Lunkford, told him the river wTas very high,
and also it was filled with dangerous driftwood; and he, himself
would not take the risk of crossing. But the old gentleman,
(Mr. Davis, by name, as we learned afterwards) said he would
take the risk, and taking out a bottle of whisky from his coat
pocket and another one out of his saddle-bags, first treated him-
self and then as many of the company as choose to take a drink,
and then started towards the ferry or ford. Then Lunkford,
with several men and boys, that had fallen in to take their morn-
ing dram at the expense of the old gentleman followed.
I walked down to the ferry also with the landlord. Then Mr.
Davis dismounted, took off his saddle-bags, put them carefully
in the canoe, then called Lunkford to loosen the cable holding
the canoe to the shore, and, having tied the halter of the lead-
ing horse round his neck, requested the bystanders that just as
soon as the canoe set off with his riding horse (which he led by
the side of the boat), to drive in, or force, the leading horse
with the other six, tied as we have before mentioned, immediately
after or behind the "leader."
Away went the canoe! Lunkford, Davis and his one saddle-
horse, followed by the seven all in a string, close after each. other;
and they would have gone over safely, had not a large log, drifting
down stream, struck or floated right into the third horse and bore
the whole seven down stream, tumbling them over each
other, with heels and head up alternately and apparently des-
tined to be a total wreck. But by good fortune at a bend in the
river, they were all drifted into an eddy very near to the shore,
and a resolute young fellow, who by good luck happened to be
1906.] Autobiography of Allen Trimble. 279
on the spot, plunged into the water and cut the haulters and thus
saved the horses for friend Davis. Then getting them out on
the dry sand on the same side of the river, which they entered,
Lunkford succeeded in saving Davis and his saddle-horse on
the opposite bank of the river, and then returned himself. I
had determined to take the risk of crossing the river and had my
horse ready to launch when the canoe returned.
The loose horses of Mr. Davis, driven into the river, and see-
ing both their master and his saddle horse on the opposite bank,
swam to them and I followed, my noble horse swimming by the
side of the canoe. Mr. Lunkford remarked, when we had gotten
over the river, that I need not fear to cross deep water on such
a fine horse as I rode, for he swam like a duck. So I told Mr.
Davis that I had determined to put myself under his command
and, as he knew the road, if he would lead off, I would drive his
loose horses and save him the trouble of mending his seven hal-
ters, which were so very badly cut up.
He thanked me and said that he would do his best to conduct
me safely through the long "Wilderness," which we had then
fairly entered. Seven miles brought us to Little Rock Castle.
Mr. Davis said that it would swim his horses and would have
to be crossed three times, and that two of the crossings could be
avoided by going round a bend of the river, but which would
make four more miles of travel* but if I preferred it, we would go
round the bend. I told him, in reply, that although my horse
had proven himself to be a good swimmer, as I could not then
swim myself, and as my health was feeble then as a mere lad,
I wTould rather avoid exposure and grave danger except where
absolutely necessary.
So we took the circuitous route. We then reached the crossing
which we could not avoid very late in the day. The water, on
the side we had entered, covered a large bottom, fully fifty yards
wide, and reached our saddle skirts. Mr. Davis called my at-
tention to a large tree that lay across the channel of the stream,
which was used as a foot-log or bridge, and he advised me to
ride to the stump, dismount, take off my saddle-bags, let my
horse follow him, and walk over on the fallen tree. So I took
his advice, but whilst fixing the reins of the bridle round my
horses' neck, he became restless and pulled me off the stump into
the water, which was five feet deep. But by good fortune I let
2S0
Autobiography of Allen Trimble.
[Oct.,
him go and recovered my position upon the old stump, then
shouldered my baggage and crossed upon the tree.
I was apprehensive that travelling under such circumstances
would not improve my health. Then Mr. Davis drew out his
bottle of whiskey and, for the first time, I joined him in a hearty
"here goes for a better acquaintance."
I was soon in the saddle again and although pretty thoroughly
wet did not feel uncomfortable until the spirits from friend Da-
vis' bottle began to die. It was a cold day, but I thought the
thermometer had certainly fallen much below the freezing point.
After we had finished swimming the rapid little stream, called
"Stinking Creek," and before we had reached our lodging place,
I was chilled, my teeth in motion, or chattering, my buckskin
pantaloons frozen to my legs, and even in many places they were
adhering to my saddle, but aided by the kindness of the good
landlord, I was soon extricated and seated by a comfortable fire.
Mr. Davis, after having our good horses cared for, came in,
and invited 'me to take some more spirits, but my head was so
affected with what I had already taken (for indeed it ached vio-
lently), I therefore declined. I requested the landlord to make
a strong cup of tea for me. But the landlady said to her husband
that she had no tea or coffee, but that she could make me some
"yarb" tea. I inquired what kind of "yarb" tea. She said,
"Sassa-frax" yarb. I told her to prepare at least a quart cup
for me alone and that just as soon as possible. I also saw a string
of red pepper pods, suspended from the joist and I recollected
that our old Guinea negress who belonged to my father often
used red pepper in making "sassa-frax" tea and mixed it with
Seneca snake root for colds, which we had found at home very
effective. So I inquired of the landlady if she had any snake
root. "No, there was none in her house." I then requested
our hostess to put a pod of redpepper in the tea, which she was
preparing for me. It was done as I had directed, and I have no
doubt at all that the highly peppered tea, drank on that occasion,
prevented me from taking a deeply seated cold.
I was at a loss to determine how to manage my leather panta-
loons; how to dry them whilst I had them on, for I would not be
able to take them off. And to take them off and dry them, I
would not in any way be able to get them on again. But the
landlord, who as most hunters were in those days, was a skin
dresser, said to me, if I would take them off, he would dry them
1900.]
Autobiography of Allen Trimble.
281
and have them ready for me in the morning, just as large and soft
as they were before getting wet; and he did so, by drying them
slowly and rubbing them with a broad smooth rubbing board,
which he used in dressing deer skins.
Mr. Davis and I slept or lay on a straw bed, which was laid
on a rough slab of wood, just in front of the fire. Mr. Davis
was up very early and had our horses fed, and the madam had
for us an early breakfast, which was composed of choice venison,
bear meat, and johnny cake, with ' ' Sassa-frax" tea, ' ' to work it
down," as she said playfully to him; and we started with friend
Davis in the lead. When we reached the "Raccoon" Creek,
Mr. Davis said there was no alternative and went plunging
through, swimming from bank to bank, and I followed and got
very wet, up to my knees. Then we crossed several streams,
some of which had fallen so as to be forded by our horses, but sad
to relate, our feet and legs were wet all day. That night we had
a more comfortable lodging, and the next day a more comfortable
ride, crossing the Cumberland river on a boat, with our two
horses swimming on each side, and then reached, after crossing
the Cumberland Mountain, the beautiful Powell's Valley. The
next day we crossed the Powell river, also on a boat and reached
Claiborne Court House, in Tennessee, at which place I parted
with Mr. Davis, who resided in the state of Tennessee, and was
within fifty miles of his home. He was. as most pioneers are,
a bold, enterprising man, who had, for the past several years,
been engaged in the horse trading business.
Now the landlord at Claiborne Court House, had, during the
previous night, entertained us with stories of recent robberies
and murders, committed upon the Knoxville and Virginia roads.
One of which was between Beans Station and Rogersville, in the
State of Tennessee, and the other between Lexington, Kentucky,
and Staunton, Virginia, just the road which I intended to pass
over.
The first one mentioned was an attempt to murder and rob a
Western merchant, who was on his way to Baltimore. He put
up for the night at a noted Tavern, and feeling no apprehension
of any danger, gave his saddle-bags and pistols to the landlord
for safe keeping. After an early breakfast he started upon his
journey. During the morning he saw, or thought he saw, in the
conduct of the family something that he could not account for,
and as soon as he was out of sight of the house he examined his
282 A utobiography of A lien Trimble . [Oct.,
saddle-bags, but finding nothing amiss, he proceeded, however,
meditating upon the subject for a short distance, when the
thought struck him of examining his pistols, and he found that
the powder had been thrown out of the pan of each one and wood
ashes put in its place, and also that the loads and balls had been
drawn from each chamber and the place also supplied of each with
ashes and brown paper.
He immediately cleaned and reloaded his two pistols and rode
on. Just about two miles from the tavern, two men, blackened,
were secreted behind a large tree, very close to the roadside.
And when the traveller came up, they each stepped out, one
catching the horse by the bridle, whilst the other presented his
cocked rifle and demanded his money.
The traveller said he had some money, and if they must have it,
he would give them the trouble of breaking his saddle-bags and,
taking them from under him, pitched them over his horses head
on to the road in front of the two robbers.
Then the man who held the horse, let the bridle go and the
other set his rifle against a tree and both of them stooped over
the saddle-bags. Then the merchant, who had his pistols all
ready to be seized in a moment, quickly drew one of them and
made such good aim that he shot the younger robber through
the heart. The other man ran immediately, even leaving his
rifle still standing against the big tree, behind which they had
concealed themselves, as the merchant rode up.
Then the merchant secured both rifles and leaving his saddle-
bags still in the road, with the dead, robber lying upon them,
rode back to the Tavern where he had lodged and quickly called
the landlord and told him that he had killed a man who had
attempted to rob him.
The landlady looking out of a window, cried out: "Oh! It is
my son." The landlord, with two of his negroes, accompanied
the merchant to the fatal spot. Then the merchant proposed
to have the matter investigated, but it was declined and he was
advised by the landlord to take his saddle-bags and depart, and
he did so. It was said that one of the landlord's sons was never
seen after this occurrence. The family reported that he had gone
to the new Mississippi country.
The other case referred to, was more disastrous and fatal to
the traveler, which occurred in this manner. A merchant named
Staley, on his way from Western Virginia to the city of Balti-
1906.] Autobiography of Allen Trimble. 283
more fell in company with a man on horseback, who professed
to be travelling to Maryland. They, therefore, without Staley
apprehending any danger, continued for some two or three days
together. Mr. Staley had a considerable sum of money with him,
and was also doubly armed, both carrying two pocket pistols
and a fine new rifle and his strange companion and comrade, who
had made himself very agreeable and obliging, and had also on
two previous occasions relieved Mr. Staley by carrying his rifle,
again tendered his services, this being the third time, by offering
to carry his rifle. So Staley again handed him the rifle, not even
suspecting any danger. They soon entered upon a part of the
road, which is between Lexington and Staunton, in Augusta
County, and not near by any dwelling. i The assassin dropped
behind Staley and suddenly shot him through the body. ' Then
Staley 's horse earned him some thirty yards from the road,
where he was afterwards found with his horse still standing by
his dead body, with bridle, saddle and saddle-bags. And the
assassin's horse and equipage also found but never claimed by
any one and he, himself, was never found there or anywhere else;
nor in those early days, could the officers long search for any one.
Although two such occurrences were calculated to alarm a
young traveller, I did not feel that I was in very much danger,
having but money enough by me to bear my expenses. My only
fear was, that some fellow might fancy my fine horse (which,
indeed, was a rather fine one, above the common run of horses in
those days), and thus steal him.
I left Claibourne Court House and arrived at Clinch river at
about nine a. m. Here my parents and family, with emigrants
from Virginia and North Carolina, in October, 17S4, crossed this
mountain stream, and it was here that my mother was so mir-
aculously preserved with her two little children, and borne across
this frightful chasm of rocks and billows by her noble and spirited
horse. I felt that I was a child of Providence, and should never,
no never, distrust the goodness and great mercy of Almighty
God, and the efficacy of a mother's prayer. ,;
And I had afterwards heard, not only my mother, but from
others who witnessed the frightful occasion and also the occur-
rence, but I had formed no correct idea of the actual hazard
and the apparent impossibility of any horse (even Beucephalus
himself) successfully stemming a torrent of water, upwards of
200 yards broad, rolling and tumbling over and around rocks,
284
Autobiography of Allen Trimble.
[Oct.,
some of them towering above the highest water, and bearing his
sacred charge of three human beings safely to the opposite shore.
And it must have been an exciting scene to those who witnessed
it; for the very thought of the reality made the cold chills run
over me. I left, reflecting upon the dangers and difficulties en-
countered by the first emigrants to Kentucky ; and felt proud that
I was a descendant of such a bold and enterprising race of good
honest people.
I reached Beans Station after crossing the river and Clinch
mountain, and put up with Mr. Gordon, the Inn keeper. When
leaving in the morning Mr. Gordon gave me a particular descrip-
tion of the place where the merchant was attacked by the two
robbers which I have before referred to. This was one of the
coldest days I had ever travelled. I passed the tavern at which
the merchant lodged on the night before he was attacked, and
I was strongly inclined to call and warm msyelf. But I did not,
and as I passed the fatal spot referred to, I was struck with the
suitableness of the situation for a deed of darkness and murder.
A thick forest, large Pine trees scorched black and the tree be-
hind which the two robbers stood, was in the center of the road.
I reached Rogersville and put up with the proprietor of the
town, Mr. Rogers, who was one of the most obliging landlords
I have ever met with.
I parted in the morning with my warm hearted Irish host, who
invoked a blessing upon the young traveller. As I passed a tav-
ern in the village, I observed a gentleman mounted and about
to start, leading a horse with a pack, lashed on a pack-saddle.
So I rode up and inquired if he was travelling towards Staunton.
He replied that he had to learn the road himself and that he
would not be company for me. I saw in a moment that the re-
cent murder of Staley was operating upon his mind and he feared
that I might kill him for his money, which he was packing (in
Spanish coin upon his led horse).
He remarked to me that he had business off the road, and would
not be company for me. I saw in a moment that the fact that
Staley had been killed by a "travelling companion" was the
thing which in fact operated most on his fearful and timid mind.
The report had reached his ears and had very much influenced
his fears. So I rode on alone and saw no more of the aflrighted
merchant.
1.906.] Autobiography of Allen Trimble. 285
The day was piercing cold. I reached Ross Iron Works and
the Hamilton river. There was but one hotel there and it was
filled with the hands of the Iron Works, whom that day had a
holiday, because the water had frozen and stopped their machin-
ery. They were drinking, singing and swearing at an alarming
rate. The scene came nearer the ideas I had formed of hell than
any I had ever before witnessed. I got a bad night's rest,
started the next morning early and that day reached the home
of my father's half sister, Mrs. Estell, who had been with him a
captive among the Indians, as children. Having lost her husband
she was married to a farmer of good reputation, Mr. Edmonson,
who resided near Abington, Va. She told me more of their
captivity than my father. She was kind to me and I enjoyed my
visit very much, and on the 2nd day from my aunt's I passed
again the spot where Staley had been assassinated by his com-
panion, and the next day I rode 15 miles to a hotel which was
said to be respectable, for my breakfast. I asked the landlord if
I could have my horse fed. He said: "Yoh." But I did not
like his looks. He was the first "Duncard" I had seen. Then
he took my saddle-bags, showed me into the room, fed my horse
and then went to order my breakfast. There were three men
sitting at a table, swigging at a pot of beer, which stood upon
the hot stove. They made way for me and I sat down. When
the landlord returned they began a conversation in German,
casting an occasional glance at me. I could not understand a
word they said, but from the conversation I concluded that they
were talking about the murder of Staley and about me and my
horse. So I listened very closely and eyed them very attentively
for some minutes. I concluded that they had decided to dis-
pose of me, take my horse and what little money I had, so I arose
at once and took a defensive position. So I took up my saddle-
bags and ordered my horse, but the old landlord said in broken
English, "Oh, y'r hosh ish not donn etin, and you ish not got
brekfest. " "No," sad I, "but I do not feel safe in your house,
for these men may be plotting to cut my throat and take what
little money I have." " Mine Got, mine Got, we be no mur-
thret, we only say so young a traveller riding so fine a horse, be
in danger of being killed for his hoss, like Mine Herr Staley."
So, after I had eaten the best breakfast I had partaken of since
leaving home, I said to them goodbye, and they all cried out,
'Guide hike, £uide hike, to home, and father and mother."
286
Autobiography of Allen Trimble.
[Oct.,
After this days' ride I was among relatives and friends and
nearer home, in the neighborhood of Lexington, Rockbridge
County, and I found one of my father's cousins, Alexander Trim-
ble, who had visited Kentucky when a young man and spent
several months at our home. He was now married and very com-
fortably situated on a farm with his wife who was a Miss Grigby,
an uncommonly accomplished and sensible woman, and she con-
tributed towards making my stay of a few days very agreeable
and pleasant, but after a short time, I proceeded to my native
place, Augusta.
I had heard so much of the oddities of one January Macgonigal,
of Staunton, Virginia, a tavern keeper, I concluded to stop off,
have my horse fed, as an excuse to see the eccentric Scotch-Irish
landlord. As I approached the house, my horse quite as willing
as myself for a little rest, raised up his head and paced up in fine
style. Mr. Macgonigai, the landlord, sprang up at my approach
to give me assistance, for I was so cold I could scarcely dismount.
He called to "George," at the top of his voice to take the fine
horse of the young gentleman, and conducted me into the bar-
room, where I was soon seated by a bright fire and soon felt quite
comfortable. My host interrogated me the while, if I would
take some refreshments for myself and my horse, and what I
would drink, etc. Being answered, he said: "You are a young
traveller, sir, how far have you ridden that fine horse to-day,
sir." "About 500 miles, sir." "Is it possible, sir, and how
much beyond this place are you going?" "Only a few miles,
sir," said I, "to Colonel Allen's." "Yes, yes, I know Allen,
and a handsomer man or a better marksman does not live in all
Augusta. Yes,' sir, I know him, and his father before him, and
no better man than old January Allen. Are you acquainted with
the entire family, for I have no recollection of having seen the
son, but have seen the old gentlemen and his wife. You have
been in these parts before?"
Thus he concluded, all in one breath, to which I replied,
"That my parents tell me that I have been here before, but I
was merely an infant in arms. " ' ' The Lord bless me, and where
have you been living ever since? " ' ' In Kentucky, sir. " "And
have you come from Kentucky now?" "Yes, sir." "And
where is your company to your state, sir." "My horse, sir, is
my only company, sir." "But what may your name be, sir, if
not too much trouble.
Ay name, sir, is Allen Trimble, sir.
r
J 900.]
Autobiography of Allen Trimble.
287
■ The Lord bless me, sir, a son of January Trimble. " ' ' Yes, sir,"
said I. " Oh, the Lord bless me double, sir, Jane Allen was your
good, dear, blessed, mother?" "Yes, sir," said I. "Well, it
beats the world; for I knew them both well, and a bonny pair they
were." He called his wife and gave me a formal introduction,
and said, "This is the son of Jane Allen and Jany Trimble."
His wife, the old landlady, seemed impossible of realizing the
fact that I had travelled alone from Kentucky. But the old
man assured her there could be no mistake, and to seal the mat-
ter, he drew out a bottle of good old French brandy, "deal the
better in auld Staunton, sir,' ■ and he said we must drink the
health of each other, and his wife's remembering my father and
mother, his old friends, and the friends of all the good people in
Augusta County. After a good warming, George, the black boy,
brought out my horse, and I left for Jany Allen's, under a promise
to call as often as I came to Staunton and tell him more about
his dear friends in Kentucky.
My relatives were taken by surprise, not expecting any of their
relatives from Kentucky at that inclement season, and especially
one all alone and such a young man as myself. But they were
very glad to meet me, for indeed in those early days, a guest was
always welcome, if only for company, since news was only carried
by the traveller on horse-back."
(To be continued.)
CAPTAIN SAMUEL DAVIS.
History of a Brave, Gallant Man, and an Indian Fighter.
"Written by Colonel W. L. Curry, Columbus, Ohio.
• Read before the Ohio Society of Sons of American Revolution.
IT is sometimes charged that the members of our Society are
hero worshipers, and I presume it is proper for us to plead
guilty to the indictment. We believe that a prophet or hero
is entitled to some honor in his own county, and we have some
heroes of our own "kith an kin" worthy of our worship. It
is not necessary to delve in the pages of ancient history, as
many people are wont to do, to find a hero worthy of admira-
tion and adoration, as the founders of our great Republic were
not only men of chivalric deeds but as "true of heart and as
prompt of arm as any men who have been on earth." To lay
a slight chaplet of praise to one of those heroes of two wars
and an honored citizen of Franklin county, is the object of
this sketch.
As introductory and explanatory to the source of my infor-
mation on which the facts related in this sketch are based, it
is proper to state that my grandfather, Colonel James Curry,
settled in the southern part of Union county, twenty miles dis-
tant from Columbus, in the year 1811, where he laid a warrant
for 1,000 acres of land which had been ceded by the State of
Virginia to the United States, with the stipulation that these
lands should be given to the soldiers who enlisted from that
State, as part payment for their services during the war of the
Revolution.
At that date nearly the entire territory now embraced within
the limits of Union county, was an unbroken wilderness teem-
ing with all kinds of wild animals and many friendly Indians.
Even as late as June 1, 1810, the Indians held their councils in
that vicinity and executed the noted Indian Chief Leatherlips,
just across the southern border of Union county and in the
county of Franklin.
" Shrill through the forest aisles the savage war cry rung;
Swift to the -work strife the border huntsman sprung,
Red ran the blood of foeman on countless fields of woe
From Scioto's shimmering stream to Ohio, broad and slow."
288
J 906.] Captain Samuel Davis. 289
Among the earliest of my recollections were the thrilling
stories related by my father and other old pioneers of adven-
tures in hunting bear, wolves, panthers, deer and other wild
game.
I was raised up in that kind of atmosphere and many a
winter evening as we sat around the blazing fires in the old
cabins, listening to the thrilling tales of Indian warfare, of
massacre and scalping, I could feel my hair rising and imagine
I could see the Indians bedecked with war paint and feathers
peering through the windows.
While some of those stories were related of Boone, Kenton,
and other famous Indian fighters, the exploits of Captain Sam-
uel Davis, whose body is buried near the banks of the Scioto
river, only ten miles distant from Columbus, are more clearly
remembered.
The facts set forth in this sketch of that noted pioneer are
from my recollections of the incidents which I heard related
in my boyhood days and from manuscripts left by my uncle
Otway Curry. As my grandfather lived only ten miles from
the farm of Captain Davis, they were considered neighbors in
those early days and were frequent neighborly visitors, and
talked much of their exploits and adventures, as my grand-
father had also been an Indian fighter and was severely wound-
ed during Lord Dunmore's campaign in the battle of Point
Pleasant, Va., October 10th, 1774.
Samuel Davis was born at Litchfield, Conn., January 1, 1762.
Although only twelve years of age at the breaking out of the
war of the Revolution, he served two years in the Continental
army before the close of the war.* The first engagement in
which he participated and received his "baptism of fire" was
in a night skirmish with the British army at the time of their
attack on West Haven, when they attempted a landing from an
armed vessel in their boats. Pie was in a number of other
engagements, and at the close of the war was a boy twenty
years of age, strong of body, lithe of limb, well inured to the
hardships and trials of a soldier in the Continental Army. He
-Cantain Davis made application f r pension May 4. 1835. and his pension was granted.
As shown by a certificate from the Pension Deportment, his enlistments were us fol-
lows during the Revolutionary Wur. having served a period of twenty-three months:
July, 1776 — six months. Private in Col. Smith's Connecticut Regiment.
1777— One month. Private in Col, Arnold's Connecticut Regiment.
Summer, 1778— Six months. Capt. Strong's Company, Col. Putnam's Connecticut Regi-
ment.
1779— Four months. Private in Capt. Wadsworth's Company, Connecticut Regiment.
1781— Six months. Private in Connecticut Regiment.
*w>
290 Captain Samuel Davis. [Oct.,
learned the goldsmith's trade, and at the age of twenty-one he
decided to seek his fortune in the West, and crossed the
mountains with the intention of seeking a location where he
could manufacture and sell cheap jewelry to the Indians. He
stopped at Fort Pitt, but for some reason gave up the enter-
prise and started on a hunting expedition. On the Guyandotte
River, this being about the year 1785, he fell in with two other
hunters, whose names were Freehart and McCullough. He
had some thrilling adventures in this region in hunting bear.
Arriving at the mouth of the Guyandotte he joined two hunt-
ers named Kendall and Whitsel. They purchased a flat boat
and decided to make a trip down the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers to New Orleans with a cargo of buffalo meat and veni-
son, which they intended to kill on the passage. They had a
rough trip down the Ohio, and had several encounters with the
Indians. Just below the falls of Ohio, one of the party was
taken captive and a fight was only prevented by paying a large
ransom in powder and lead for his release. The next day the
Indians followed them up in six large canoes crowded with
savages. On the boat Davis and his companions had a large
blunderbus mounted like a cannon and loaded with thirty-six
rifle balls. They fired one volley from the gun, which com-
pletely demoralized their pursuers, and they pulled for the
shore in great haste. Davis was wont to relate this incident
with much gusto, as he said the old gun was of no account,
excepting to make a loud noise, which seemed to frighten the
savages.
At another time Davis and another companion left the boat
for the purpose of hunting buffalo, and having killed several,
returned to the river to find that the boat had left them, as an
alarm had come to the men manning the boat, from one of the
hunters, that a large body of Indians was approaching. Davis
and his companion constructed a raft and started to float down
the river, but as the river was at high flood the raft was unman-
ageable and floated off over the country. As they passed a
high bluff Davis' companion becoming frightened sprang from
the raft and climbed up the bluff, shouting to Davis to follow
him, but Davis stuck to the raft and was finally wrecked on an
island, where he remained three days without food or shelter.
His companion never was heard of again, and he was, no doubt,
either drowned or killed by the Indians. Davis finally over-
1906.]
Captain Samuel Davis.
291
took the flat boat, in an Indian canoe which he confiscated, in
a very exhausted condition, but during all this time had
retained his gun.
After enduring many hardships on the voyage down the
river, Davis with about twenty companions made a trip up the
Cumberland in boats and up Green River to Limestone, Ky.,
now Maysville. This was about the year 1786, and for several
years thereafter Davis made his headquarters at Limestone,
going out on trapping and hunting expeditions up the Big
Sandy and along the Wabash, in Indiana.
Soon after St. Glair's defeat, Davis, and a man by the name
of Wm. Campbell, embarked on a hunting and trapping expe-
dition in a canoe and proceeded up the Big Sandy River. On
this trip Davis related that they found a boiling spring on a
fork of that river which emitted gas, and by applying a torch
it burned with a strong flame. It therefore seems that they
may have been the discoverers of natural gas, so we will just
credit that discovery to one of our patriotic sires.
They were now near Harmar's Station, on which the Indians
had just made an unsuccessful attack, but had captured one
prisoner by the name of Donald with a number of horses. A
party of these Indians with their prisoner and some of their
wounded were floating down the river and seeing the camp
fire of Davis and Campbell, who were fast asleep, the Indians
surrounded them ; they were then awakened to find themselves
prisoners of the Indians, who stood with uplifted tomahawks.
Campbell was severely cut on one hand with a tomahawk, but
Davis was not injured. The Indians then tied them with
thongs of dried buffalo hides and compelled them to push the
canoes down stream with poles, the Indians frequently beating
them with sticks. They went down the Ohio River to Hang-
ing Rock, where they went into camp, and Davis made an
attempt to escape but was recaptured. When at this point one
of the Indian scouts reported that severel flat boats were com-
ing down the river and Davis was ordered to decoy them to
the shore on pain of instant death. But the boats failed to
come within hailing distance to his great joy. They then
traveled some distance up the Little Scioto and one day went
into camp, where the Indians held a council and then pro-
ceeded to gather up a large quantity of brush and dry wood,
which they set on fire, around which they performed a war
..:,
292 Captain Samuel Davis. [Oct.,
dance with murderous gestures and fiendish yells. The Indi-
ans were composed of Delawares, Pottawattamies, Piankeshaws
and Shawanees. Davis was then informed by his guide that he
and Donald were to be turned over to the Pottawatamies to be
burned. The next day they moved on, the prisoners heavily
loaded with packs, were driven along with kicks and blows ;
compelled to wade all the streams while the Indians rode
through on horses.
The next night Davis was placed on the bare ground between
two Indians to whom he was tied by thongs as usual. His
limbs and arms were tied so tight that they became much
swollen and very painful, and every time he would move by
reason of his great suffering he was beaten severely. The
Indians were sleeping in one rank, with their guns standing
immediately in the rear, supported by poles near their heads.
Davis determined to make another effort to escape at all haz-
ards, as he decided that he would take the chances of being
shot rather than burned at the stake. About daybreak the
Indians unloosed the thongs and Davis immediately sprang
forward, ran across a little creek, on the banks of which the
camp was located, and into a thicket of, brush and briars, with
the Indians in pursuit yelling like demons, and strange to say
was not hit by any of their shots. He escaped and made his
way toward the Ohio, which was reached in two days, and suc-
ceeded in pushing over a decayed buckeye tree, out of which
he constructed a raft and finally reached the Kentucky shore.
From there he proceeded to a place where he had secreted a
bark canoe on a hunting trip and in this he floated down the
river to Massies Station. When he made his escape he had no
clothing on but his shirt and trousers and when he arrived at
the Station, after five days without food excepting roots and
raw fish, he was entirely naked, as his clothing had been liter-
ally torn off by the briars and brush in his rapid flight. A
half breed of French and Indian blood, who gave his name as
Montour, was with the band of Indians, and informed Davis
that the Indian chief in command was a Shawnee named
"Charlie Wilkie." Of the other two prisoners, Campbell
escaped after being sold by the Delawares, and Donald was
burned at the stake by the Pottawattamies. Montour boasted
to Davis that he had taken sixteen scalps at St. Clair's defeat,
and showed him the handle of his tomahawk on which sixteen
1906.] Captai?i Samuel Davis. 293
notches were cut. Davis inquired of Montour what the British
did with the cannon captured from St. Clair, and Montour
informed him that four of the pieces were sunk in a deep
stream near the battle ground. Davis, after his escape, went
to Cincinnati and gave the information to the Commandant at
Fort Washington and the cannon were rescued.
Davis went on many hunting and scouting expeditions in
eastern Kentucky and often trailed marauding bands of Indians
who had stolen horses from the whites, and at one time re-
captured ten horses and returned them safely to the white set-
tlers. Simon Kenton lived near Washington, Ky., and Davis
was in his employ as a spy for three years. His principal
duties were to patrol the Ohio River and report to Kenton
when Indians crossed from Ohio into Kentucky for the pur-
pose of pillage and murder. In this service he had many
encounters with the Indians. During a part of the time when
a spy he was accompanied by Col. Ducan McArthur. At one
time he related that he shot and killed an Indian belonging to
a pilaging band and made a miraculous escape, as he was
chased for many miles through the forest by the Indians, but
finally reached the river, where he had a canoe secreted and
pulled out into the stream just ahead of his pursuers.
Campbell, who was captured by the Indians with Davis, and
was his companion on many of his hunting expeditions, was
afterward killed by the Indians on the Ohio side of the river.
Soon after Wayne's treaty, 1795, Davis moved to Ohio and
settled on the Scioto below Chillicothe. He afterwards lived
in Chillicothe, and for some years, west of the town. Davis
related that when living in that vicinity a party of Indians
came to his house and among their number were some of the
Indians who had taken him a prisoner, and on seeing him,
exclaimed, "waugh Shinneh wanneh," i. e,, " Captain."
In the year 1814 he removed to Franklin County when he
was about fifty-one years of age. During the War of 1812 he
served on two expeditions in the northwest, and on one of
them as a captain of volunteers. Captain Davis had a most
remarkable career as a backwoodsman, hunter, Indian fighter
and soldier. Including his service in the War of the Revolu-
tion until the close of the War of 1812, a period of a third of a
century of almost continuous warfare with the British and
Indians. The history of the service of this brave frontiersman
is scarcely second to that of Daniel Boone and Simon Kenton.
He was an intelligent, highly respected citizen, and lived
quietly on his farm in Franklin County until his death, which
occurred in Norwich Township in 1849, at the age of 80.
Many of the descendants of Captain Davis, the Davis' and
Sells', reside in Dublin and vicinity ; others in the city of
Columbus at this time.
m
THE CENTRAL COLLEGE OF OHIO.
By the Rev. Henry Bushnell.
IN 1841 the Presbyterians of Central Ohio were considering
the desirability of some educational institution of high
grade on their field. A committee to consider the location
of such an institution met in Columbus in November of that
year. Rev. Eb. Washburn and Capt. Timothy Lee, residents
of Blendon Township, prominently located on the stage road
from Columbus to Mt. Vernon, were both from Massachusetts
and prominent friends of education. Mr. Washburn had always
joined teaching with his preaching work and all the region
about had patronized his schools.
Mr. Lee appeared before the committee mentioned above
and offered them 100 acres of land with the promise that he
would erect all buildings needed for the enterprise if they
would locate the proposed college on his land. His proposition
was accepted and he at once erected a large brick building of
24 rooms and three smaller frame buildings, one of which was
planned for the dwelling of the President and the others for
chapel and recitation room. A college charter was granted
them and the enterprise started under the name of the Central
College.
Rev. Leicester A. Sawyer was chosen President and Profes-
sor of Languages, and Mr. Washburn of Mathematics and
kindred branches. A fund of some thousand dollars was
raised and placed at the disposal of the board.
About this time two other colleges were starting in this State
serving the same denominational interests, Presbyterian and
Congregational — Marietta and Western Reserve. The field
hardly required three such institutions, and Central College
falling behind can scarcely be said to have reached the stand-
ing of a college. It conferred only one collegiate degree. It,
however, maintained a high grade of preparatory instruction
ior many years.
The Rev. John Covert succeeded Mr. Sawyer in the presi-
dency of the institution in 1846, but remained on the ground
only two years. He was succeeded by the Rev. Edmund Gar-
land for two years more, and he in turn for two years by the
Rev. Levi B. Wilson, and then Mr. A. C. Moon had charge of il
294
1906.]
The Ce7itral College of Ohio.
295
until 1860. When he left, the school was greatly reduced, not
a scholar being left on the ground at the end of the collegiate
year ; Mr. Moon himself was away on other business.
The Rev. H. Bushnell came to the place in May, 1860, with
the purpose of building up the school if possible, bringing the
property into that for which it was given. He remained six
years, having a reward for his labors in gratifying success.
The property came up in value and the school in patronage.
He was succeeded by Mr. A. P. Williamson.
For several years the school averaged sixty pupils, which
was regarded as its full complement.
The policy of the Trustees had been to allow the Principal
the use of the property and to bind him to maintain a high
grade of instruction and a sufficient number of teachers. Under
the Rev. F. A. Wilbur there were at one time a dozen youths
looking forward to the Gospel ministry. By and by it became
difficult to secure competent teachers on this basis and com-
pensation and it became necessary to subsidize them. This
often drew upon the private purse of the Trustees. At this
juncture Mr. Bushnell undertook an agency for raising funds
for liquidating all debts and for a permanent endowment. In
this he was reasonably successful until the failure of his wife's
health, when he was obliged to leave the field. Then it began
to be questioned whether the expense was justified by the
good accomplished. The institution was allowed to fall behind
for current expenses and there was nothing to secure the
necessity for its existence, and at last the corporation moved
the Court for the sale of its property to pay its indebtedness,
and further, that the corporation be dissolved. This was done,
the debts were-paid, the rest of the property legally assigned
to other and kindred local interests, and Central College as an
educational institution passed into history. All that remains
is the name which has become attached to the Post Office. It
came to be the popular name of the little village that gave it
breathing space, but the legal name of the village is "Amal-
thea." The Post Office is now superseded by the rural mail
delivery; so that all that did pass by the name "Central
College" would seem to be literally defunct.
The record, class and account books, which were made out
by the managers and professors of the Central College Acad-
emy, which were found among the books and papers of
296
The Central College of Ohio.
[Oct.,
Timothy Lee, in the Lee homestead in 1903, by H. Warren
Phelps, formerly of Blendon, through the courtesy of the
Rev. Charles Lee, of Carbondale, Pa., show the names of
students who attended the school from 1841 to 1860, but it is
not a complete record. Judge John M. Pugh, of East Broad
street, Columbus, Ohio, kindly supplied from memory some
names and addresses of students who attended the Academy
at the time when he was a student there in 1842-5. A few
names of those who were attending the Blendon Institute in
1840 and 1841, which preceded the Academy, are given :
1840-4.1.
Beach, Thomas Worthingtpn
Calhoun, Jane Columbus
Connelly, John K Blendon
Was a prominent attorney-at-law at
Memphis, lean., and Hernando. Miss.;
held high position in I. O. O. F.; died at
Hernando in 1858.
Connelly, Harriet H Blendon
Dickey, Moses T Blendon
*Gillespie, Abram J Blendon
Gillespie, Mary A Blendon
Haverly, Adam .Columbus
Hempstead, Aurelia A Blendon
Hempstead, John Craig.. . .Blendon
Jones, Henry Columbus
Lee, Ardelia Blendon
Lee, Louisa .Blendon
Means, James Mt. Vernon
Means, William Mt. Vernon
Nelson, Caroline Columbus
Nelson, Margaret Columbus
Osborn, Hiram M Blendon
Osborn, Ralph Blendon
Osborn, Roxe L Blendon
Pelton, Minerva Genoa
*Phelps, Gustavus S Blendon
Phelps, William J Blendon
Kenick, Mortimer Circleville
Rush, Ira Lancaster
Williams, Edward Genoa
Williams, George Genoa
1842-3-4-5.
Bulin, Josiah Keeler, Lucy
Latham, Milton Couirnbus
Appointed Governor of California ; was
U. S. Senator from California.
Lee, Fannv C. C.
Lee, Ardelia C. C.
Lee, Louisa C. C.
Lee, Theron C. C.
Phelps, William J Blendon
Phelps, Margaret J Blendon
Pugh, John M Reynoldsbur^
Deputy Auditor two Years: Auditor of
Franklin County, O.. 1854 to I860; Judge
Court of Probate, Franklin Connty, O.,
Feb. 9, 1864, to Feb. 9, 1879; resides in Co-
lumbus. Ohio, 1906.
*Scott, Robert K Napoleon
Was Colonel 68th Reg, Ohio V. I., 1861-5:
Brig-Gen. Feb. 14, I860; appointed Gov-
ernor of North Carolina in 1S66 by Presi-
dent Andrew Johnson.
1844-47.
Allen, , Newark
Beach, Thomas Worth ington
Calhoun, Jane Columbus
Campbell, Norman C C. C.
Clark, Mary Maxtown
Clark, Sarah Maxtown
Comstock, Theodore . . Worthington
Courtright, Moses Columbus
Green, Aaron H Hibernia
Gillespie, Alma L Blendon
Hart, Caudaee, Blendon
Hess, Daniel Clinton
Hess, Philemon Columbus
Jones, Henry Columbus
Galena
Physician at (trove City, Franklin Co.
Converse, George L Harlem
Attorney-at-Law, Prosecuting Attor-
ney, Member Ohio Legislature, Congress-
man, Columbus.
Cook, Martha F Harlem
Mrs. J. M. Pugh, Columbus, dan. of
Benegaand Martha.
Hart, Caroline Blendon
•Inms, Gustavus S Columbus
Latham, William Columbus
Was a Captain in Mexian War; settled
in Texas.
Lee, Clarence C. C.
Lee, Theron C. C.
Loomis, Almira Blendon
McDamiald, Martha Blendon
McDannald, Rebecca Blendon
MeGutTey, John Groveport
McGuffey, William Groveport
Miller, Adam .Circleville-
Osborn, Hiram M Blendon
Onborn, Ralph Blendon
Osborn, Roxse L Blendon
Note— Those names prefixed with a stur(*) were soldiers in the war of 1861-63;
perhaps others were, but it is not known to writer.
1006]
The Central College of Ohio.
207
Park, Silas W Plain Tp.
PuSenbarger, Reuben CO.
Stone, Jesse Columbus
Shannon, W. Q Kirkeraville
Was Presbyterian Minister.
Stebbins, Ambrose C. G.
Was in Mexican War.
Washburn, Alvin Hyde C. C.
Was an Episcopalian Minister at Cleve-
land, O.: was on train which was burned
at Ashtabula, O., Dec. 29, LS76, aged 51 y.
(i m. 12 d. He was son of Rev. Ebeaezer
and Eunice B. Washburn,
1848.
Armstrong Sunbury
Beattie, William Mt. Gilead
Beecher, Charles Harlem
Boner, Jacob Blendon
-Brown, Samuel Jackson Tp.
Clark, Joseph Miflln ^
Clark, Mary C. C
Connelly, Caroline R C. C.
Courtrigbt Starr Truro
Cratty Ostrander
Day, George K Cleveland
Davis. Francis M Dublin
Davis, Miss F Dublin
Dickey, Joseph L C. C.
Dickey, Albert F C. C.
Dodds Pickaway Co.
Duncan, James Parkman
Flannegan, Thomas C. . . .Ostrander
Flannegan, John Ostrander
Flannegan, Eleanor Ostrander
Galbraith
Gardner, 0. J Fayette Co.
Gaston, Robert S Kingston
Gates, Rufus Plain
Gildersleeve, William Ashley
Graham, Abner H C. C.
Guffey, Mr /Etna
Hart, Sarah Blendon
Harrison, William Blendon
Helmick, Eberle Pickaway Co.
Hickey, William Newark
Hempstead, Samuel B Blendon
^Hempstead, Julia Blendon
Hempstead, Mary Blendon
Hempstead, Martha Blendon
Henderson, J. L Dublin
Henderson, Robert Lockbourne
Henderson, William. . . Lockbourne
Howard, W. R Bainbridge
Inskeep, J. M Warren
Jones, Salomon Wayne
Julian, Miss Brooklyn
McComb, William Constania
McCutchan, Rebecca Blendon
McLeod , J. D Genoa
Mitchell, C Dublin -
Moore, Burton Sunbury
Martin, Anthony Lithopolis
Pinnev, Clarissa Blendon
*Park; Horace Mitllin
*Pickering, Lafayette .Pickeringtou
Porter, Miss Clarissa Blendon
*Porter, William H Blendon
Phelps, Homer H Blendon
Randolph, Mr Big Plain
Robinson, Mr Marysville
Robinson, Caroline Mifflin
Saul, Jacob Mifflin
Sells, B. F Johnson
Shannon, John Austinburg
Shedd, P. N Columbus
Smith, George Bainbridge
Spurgeon, Anna Westerville
Stebbins, Angeline C. C.
Vandine, Jacob Geneva
Wallace, Mr Circleville
1849.
Ballinger, James Parkman
-Bishop, Leroy Worthington
Bishop, Walter Blendon
Brown, Samuel Jackson
Bruck, Lemuel Johnson
Cratty, J.N Ostrander
Cook, Melissa Johnson
Dickey, Courtland M C. C.
Durant, D. A Croton
Dutch, John Mesopotamia
Dulen, G. N Mesopotamia
Dustin, Anna Galena
Ferson East Orange
Franklin, Maria Genoa
Hall, Mary A Blendon
Henderson, Rebecca Pataskala
Henthorne, Henrietta C. C.
Henthorne, Margareta C. C.
Jackson, C. S Parkman
Jamison, Celia Blendon
Jamison, M. J Blendon
Kenyon, Frank East Orange
Lindenberger, Sidney. .Olive Green
Lindenberger, Eliza Olive Green
McCutchan, Charles Blendon
McCutchan, Charity Blendon
McCutchan, Isabella Blendon
Maynard, Devos W Worthington
Merrill, Mary C Blendon
Nelson, S Columbus
Phinney, Thomas O Clinton
Finney, Cynthia Blendon
1850.
Acherson, Miss Parkman
Akerson. Mr Clinton
Ashbrook, W. A Kirkeraville
Ballinger, Jane Parkham
Ballinger, James Parkman
-©uehnell, Thomas Bloomtield
Cleveland, Mary F Constantia
Cook, Ansel ..." Hampton
298
The Central College of Ohio.
[Oct.,
Durant, Gratia M Croton
Elliott, B. F Sunbury
Elliott, P . . . . . , Sunbur v
Flannegan, F C . . .Little Mill Creek
Flower, Horace Blooiniield
Franklin, Maria Galena
Junhu, Bernhard Mesopotamia
Long, James H Reynoldsburg
Mattoon, Henry L Maxtown
Pinney, John Blendon
Plouvilt, Sarah Harlem
Roberts, George . . Genoa
Sackett, Moses Berlin
Sharp Miss Blendon
Slack, Helen M Berkshire
Stambaugh, J. H Lockbourne
Stroh, L. B Hartford
Thompson, G. W Berlin
Thompson, Mary F Berlin
Thurston, 0 Vienna
Tucker, Miss E C. C.
Wallace, Mr Alexandria
Weiherell, Joseph Alexandria
Wilson, W. H Trenton
1851.
Baker, F Alexandria
Bird, Emily Newburg
Canlield, William Parkman
Flannegan, Lydia Ostrander
Hodgden, Perry Galena
Loomis, Narcissus Blendon
Merrill, Mary C Blendon
Pool, Mr Delaware
Pumphrey, R. R Hartford
Ranck, Perry Genoa
Spooner, Mary Hartford
Vandine, L. B Vails Cross Roads
1852.
Boardman, J. C Alexandria
Brown, J. B Trenton
Durant, Edward A Croton
Durant John J Hartford
Hays, J. M Hartford
Hemstead, Mary E Blendon
Hemstead, Martha Blendon
Huggett, James Ostrander
Hunt, Wm. W. . Nimmons X Roads
Inskeep, Vienna
Lyon, J. L Vienna
Moore, Cordelia A Blendon
Phelps, Homer H Blendon
Phelps, Lauretta C Blendon
Phinney, Thomas 0 Clinton
Pool, Miss Delaware
Roberts, Hezekiah Genoa
Schrock, N. Jane . . . Blendon
Shedd, J. L Blendon
Smith, Annabel Sunbury
Smith, George Genoa
Styer, Henry, Johnstown
Styer, William John. -to v, n
Vandine, Jacob ..Vails Cross Bonds
Vincent, Louisa Blendon
Whiting, Milo Qolumtvue
Wilson, J. J Trenton
Wilson, Newell Trenton
1853.
Aedie, J. L ,....". Parkman
Allen, J. S Genoa
Bardman, Charles Newton Falls
Beach, D. Edwards Johnstown
Bowers, Helen M Shabbonas
Grove, 111.
Buck, John Worthington
Carey, David Galena
Carpenter, H. B Galena
Case, Isaac Delaware
Case, Pharon Delaware
Case, Miss Berlin
Clark. Gillivan East Orange
Clark, Isadore Warren
Clarke, Mary W East Orange
Clarke, Sarah East Orange
Comstock, Frank Worthington
Creighton, Jane Harlem
Crowhelton, T. C Chagrin Falls
Curtis", Henrv C Genoa
Dalzell, Mary W Mifflin
Davis, Thomas Marys ville
Dean, Robert D Mifflin
Dickey, Albert F Blenden
Dickey, Courtland M Blendon
Dill, Clarissa E Mifflin
Dodd, Mary S C. C.
Duch, John . . .Etna
Durant, D. A Hartford
Durant, Emma Hartford
Durant, Eva Hartford
Earl, A Downs
Easton, Miss Croton
Edwards. D. F Johnstown
Ferson, Catherine C . . .East Orange
Person, Clarissa East Orange
Ferson, David L East Orange
Ferson, James E East Orange
Ferson, Phebe East Orange
Flannegan, Rose Ann Ostrander
Fulkmer, F. M Blendon
Fuller, Lucy Worthington
Gardner. O* L Worthington
Gaston, Robert Johnstown
Gay, Justin Columbus
Gifbarth, James Blendon
Gilbarth, Jane Blendon
-'Goldsmith, John Columbia*
Goodhue, Hannah WestiieM
Gray, J. H WestnVld
Hart, Sarah Blendon
Havens, George . . .Haven's Corners
Henderson, Robert Lockbourne
Henderson, Wm. M Lockbourne
''' " v"!_
• .
i I
_ /" -.
*
A ■ fer
\
1906]
The Central College of Ohio.
299
Ilcnthorne, Henrietta Homer
Henthorne, Margaretta CO.
Horlocker, James Mililin
] lorlocker, Maria. Mililin
Jamison, Celia Blendon
Jamison, Margaret J Blendon
Janes, David Berlin
Janes, Sarah Berlin
Kenyon, Frank East Orange
King, William F Trenton
Kinney, Miss Trenton
Kious, John Trenton
Knox, Orin Sunbury
Loomis, Miranda Blendon
Loomis, Khoda Blendon
McOomb, Mr Claridon
McLeod, John Genoa
Marple, A Hartford
Martin, P. T C. C.
Martin, Thaddeus K C. C.
Mattoon, Charles H Maxtown
Mattoon, Estelline C. C.
Mattoon, Martha L CO.
Moore, Mahala Mesopotamia
Moore, Mary Blendon
*Murphy, Charies Berea
Ogden, Eliza Trenton
Oimstead, Eliza J Mifflin
Ohnstead, J. W Norton
♦Park, Harlow Mifflin
*Park, Horace Park Mills
Parkhurst, Martin C. C.
Phelps, Kosetta Blendon
Phillips, Edwin ... Blendon
Proutty, L. L Hartford
Robinson, Benjamin Marvsville
Robinson, T. C Bristolville
Thompson, J. \V Berkshire
Pool, Miss E. S Delaware
Pool, Miss Delaware
Sardenes, Elizabeth Blendon
Snipe, Elizabeth Blendon
Smith, PL L Hebron
Snodgrass, Horace. Little Mill Creek
Snodgrass, Miss Little Mill Creek
Spring, Elizabeth Blendon
''"Spring, Homer Blendon
Stevens, Horace Connors
Strong, Mary East Orange
Taylor, William T New Albany
Walking, D. S Berkshire
Watters, Charles New Albany
Wells, James Well's Corners
Wells, Nathan Jersey
Whitehead, Electa T Jersey
Wilson, L. J Trenton
1S54.
Bale, John East Orange
Bell, Emily J Blendau
Bronson, Cyrus Parkman
Campbell, Susan Blendon
Carroll, A Hartford
Clapham, Sarah J C. 0.
Clarke, Ann Eliza East Orange
Collins, Jane Nimmons
Condit, Burton Kirkersville
Condit, Susan Kirkersville
Durant, Nelson Hartford
Edmundson, J. E Sunbury
Garvin, Miss E New Albany
Harris, Sarah C Mifflin
Hempstead, Wrells H ,. Blendon
Henthorne, William . . . ^/. . . Homer
Herron, Ann Jeannetter^T Etna
Herron, James L Etna
Hodgden, Bloom Galena
Hodgden, Perry Galena
Hunt, Catherine Nimmons
Hunt, Miss E .Nimmons
Kissinger, Barbara . . . Parkman
Mullen, II y/f. Maxtown
Nelson, Robert Columbus
Nelson, S Etna
Newell, S Galena
Phinney, George East Orange
Purmost, II Constant ia
Smith, Eli Genoa
Spooner, Elizabeth Hartford
Thompson, 0 Howard
Utley . Andrew J Galena
Watters, Micah D Hartford
1855.
Bardwell, Frances Newton Fails
*Brinkerhoff, Henry R Jerome
Campbell, Hiletas C. C.
Case, Alvin Wrorthington
Case, L Liberty
Cook, Melissa Hampden
Cunningham, Cymantha C. C.
Davidson, James Big Plain
Davidson, William Farmington
Donnaidson, Edward. . . . Johnstown
*I)ubois, Ward Blendon
^Dubois, Ezekial Blendon
Foster, Amanda Blendon
Foster, Lucensia Blendon
Garthright, J. L Johnstown
Garvin, D. A New Albany
Hall, Miss West held
Hart, H. Clay Blendon
*Hempstead, Alexander S. . Blendon
Henry, S Plain
Henthorne, Martha C. C.
Henthorne, S. E Homer
Henthorne, Waite C. C.
Hines, Lewis New Albany
Kissinger, Eliza Parkman
Kissinger, Jane Parkman
Kissinger, Catherine Mililin
Kohn, S Etna
McCarney, Mr Vail's Comers
McClerg, E. J Genoa
■ ***m ■•*■"■*«■* -~.n-x.y
300
The Central College of Ohio.
Oct.,
McCullough, H. A C. C.
McCutchan, Isabelle C. C.
McCutchan, Charles C. C.
McCutchan, Mils. . . McCutehanville
McCutchan, Miss Blendon
McGill, H. C Etna
McLane, J. B Johnstown
Meeker, E. T .Kirkersville
Merris, Miss Johnstown
Nichols, Mary K Park Mills
'•Northrop, Edward B. Chagrin Falls
Northrop, Wm. \V Chagrin Falls
^Patterson, Milo East Orange
Pegg, 0. R Clinton
Phillips, Kelton C Blendon
Pliinney, Leander East Orange
Perry, Kosena . . . Nimmon's Cross
Roads
Quinn, Cicero Plain
Quinn, Elizabeth .'. . .Plain
Quinn, Laura Blendon
Quinn, Samuel L Blendon
Robbins, Isaac F Clinton
Robbins, Joseph Clinton
Snipe, Louisa C. C.
Smith, Elizabeth Blendon
Smith, Joseph Geneva
Stark, James W Big Plain
Temple, Elizabeth Blendon
Temple, Francis Blendon
Utlev, Lydia Galena
Walden, E Hartford
Walker, G. J Bedford
Walker, R. M Brooklyn
Westervelt, Oscar Blendon
*Youmans, Morris Pastakala
1856.
Beach, B Johnstown
* Bethel, George W Blendon
Campbell, Cicero Plain
^Campbell, George W Blendon
Campbell, James Plain
*Clapham, Milton Blendon
Cratty. Susan Hartford
Davidson, David Big Plain
Davidson, James Big Plain
Davidson, T. E Big Plain
Ileadley, E. W . .Headley's Corners
Jackson, S Hartford
Loom is, Laura Blendon
McClintick, N Delaware
McClintick, Miss Delaware
Mattoon, Joseph S C. C.
Moore, Preston A Blendon
Shohonev, Andrew J. ..Kirkersville
Shipe, David C. C.
Squier, Adelbert C. C.
Squier, N, Maria C. C.
Wolfe, Isabella Nashport
1857.
^Benedict, Charles A C. C.
Campbell, Sarah J C. C.
Cantield, Marion C. C.
Day, George W Blendon
Had been a sailor on whaling voyage
three years; left the vessel at Honolulu,
S. I., and came back to (J. S. ; returned to
the ocean life in 1S53 : has not been heard
from since 1SG2.
Freeman, William A Blendon
Ileadley, Marv. ..Headlev's Corners
Howard, Mitchell C " C. C.
Loomis, Julia Blendon
McClerg, Franklin . . Genoa
McClerg, William Genoa
Mattoon, Ardelia M C. C.
"Phelps. H. Warren Blendon
*Pinney, Perry Blendon
Reynolds, Emma C. C.
Reynolds, Francis G. C.
Roberts, Martha J Genoa
Roberts, Mary. Genoa
Roberts, Orris Genoa
*Schrock, Joseph
Yansickle, Miss Genoa
Watson, Charles CO.
Wright, Emma CO.
Wright, Maria C. C.
1858.
*Brelsford, Thomas Blendon
Canfield, Phebe C. C.
"Dubois, Thomas W Blendon
Foster, George Blendon
Loomis. Mary Blendon
•i:Moore, Wallace H Blendon
* Phelps, Chauncey W Blendon
Rvant, James ... * Nashport
Trumbull, Alice CO.
Trumbull, Augusta C. C.
1859.
Foster, Lewis
Hutches, Amanda
*Landon, Hannibal. . .
Landon, Miss
Liridenberger, Clinton .
Lindenberger, F^liza. . .
Lindenberger, Sidney
Mattoon, Leavett
Robinson, A. B
Rugg, Emma
Taylor, Rose
Whitehead, Electa T .
Wright, J. K
Wright, Warren
Blendon
Blendon
.New Albany
.New Albany
.Olive Green
.Olive Green
.Olive Green
C. C.
Sunbury
Blendon
.New Albany
Jersey
Homer
c. c.
1906.]
The Central College of Ohio.
301
Hon. Mitchell C. Howard, of Columbus, has preserved the catalogues
published from 1S60 to 1870. It is believed that no others were published
except a preliminary circular at the opening of the school. Below are the
names appearing in these catalogues, arranged alphabetically as to the
pupils, but in order of election as to corporation and teachers.
Where no residence is given, Central College is to be understood.
CORPORATION*.
Timothy Lee, Esq
Died Jan. 14, 1662.
Rev. Edm. Garland, Johnstown.
Rev. Alex. Duncan, Newark. . . .
Rev. Jacob Little, Granville
*/ Rev. Timothy Howe, Pataskala.
Rev. Henry Shedd, Mt. Gilead. .
Rev. Ebenezer Washburn
Rev. Warren Jenkins, Columbus.
Mr. Edward D. Howard
Mr. S. G. Barber
Mr. C. P. Hemptead
Mr. Manly D. Covell
Hctirv
Rev. O. H. Newton, Delaware..
Rev. E. D. Morris, Columbus..
Mr. Theron Lee
Mr. Charles McLeod 1863
Mr. Seth W. Case 1863-46
Died May 1. 1866.
1864 Mr. M. C. Howard, Columbus. . 1864
1S64 Mr. H. 31. Mattoon. Maxwell. . .1864
Rev. Hugh B. Scott 1864
1863 Rev. Victor M. King 1864
Rev. H. McVay, Revnoldsburg.lS64
1863 Mr . A 1 van Wrigh t 1 867
Rev. J. F. Kendall, Columbus .. 1868
1864 Mr. John B. Gates 1868
Mr. Samuel R. Berber 1868
Mr. Alexander C. McDannald. .1868
Rev. J. C. Tidball, Columbus.. .1869
1862 Rev. Robertson, Columbus 1869
1862 Mr. Moses Dickev 1869
1863
PRINCIPALS.
Rev. Henry Bushnell, A. M. 1860-66 A. W
Williamson, A. M.
...1866
ASSOCIATE PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS.
Mrs. Harriet M. Bushnell . . .1860-66
Miss Marietta O. Ackev,
1862-63, 1864-66
Rev. Hugh B. Scott, A. M. . .1S63-64
Mrs. Anna W. Scott 1863-64
Miss Electa T. Whitehead.. .1864-67
Miss Jennie P. Covell 1S66
Miss Mella E. P. Whitehead. 1807-68
Miss Fenie Robinson 1867-68
Miss M. R. Leckv 1868
PUPILS.
Aldrich, Nelson C Ashley
Adams, John Harlem
Adams, Franklin G Columbus
Adams, Lewellvn Harlem
Agler, Orrin W C. C.
Allen, David A C. C.
Anderson, Periander.. .New Albany
Agler, Hamer .Mifflin
Adams, Harriet E Constantia
Adams, Losetta D Harlem
Aldrich, Cornelia A Ashley
Albery, Mary A Jersey
Albery, Nancy A Jersey
Albery, Alice ." Jersey
Albery, Martha E Jersey
Allen* Lettie Beech
Allen, Hannah Boundary, Ind.
A nderson. Sallie 31 Hope
Arnold, Elizabeth C. C.
Baughman, Joshua Mifflin
Benedict, Charles W C. C.
Bills, James C. C.
Barber, Solomon C. C.
Barnes, Elijah W Lewis Centre.
Benton, Wm. E Ostrander
Beatley, Charles Gahanna
Bell, Charles A Worthingion
Bell, Frank Worth ington
Born. Jacob Columbus
Bunn, Lewis Grovepon
Baker, Thomas E Porter
Barnhard, John W C. C.
Brown, Ignatius Smithburg, Md.
Budd, David H Maxwell
Brown, John H Harri^burg
Bullen, Albert D Grove City
Beem, Herbert Beech
Beem, David Edward Beech
Baughman, Sylvester C. C.
Bacon. Sadosa Clintonville
Baldwin, Hannah E VVesterville
Betts, Lizzie Williamsport
Bacon, Sylvia A Clintonville
Baldwin.' Mary Lawrence. Kan.
Brigham, Geor<
Babbit, S. B...
;e A.
Lewis Centre
. New Albany
Brelsford, Mary E,
Beat lev, Alma
Gahanna
Gahanna
302
The Central College of Ohio.
[Oct.,
Beam, Mellie Beech
Brown, Sarah Maxwell
Budd, Jarusha Blendon
Budd, Mattie Maxwell
Barr, Hannah M Park's Mills
Bacon, Lida Clintonville
Bronson, Ida Indianapolis, Ind.
Barn, Llannah Worthington
Campbell, George W C. C.
Clouse, Thomas New Albany
Cummings, Orson L. ..Lewis Centre
Cunningham, Wm. H C. C.
Camp, W. S New Alban v
Clapham, Milton C. C.
Clapham, William C Maxwell
Creighton, Wilson S Gahanna
Chapman, James F. .New California
Crist, John W C. C.
Cubbage, Peter C. C.
Campbell, Robert B New Albany
Case, Thomas W C. C.
Cox, George M Columbus
Cox, Robert A Columbus
Clark, George W Blendon
Coons, Adam New Albany
Collum, Milan A Kingston
Condit, Morton S Trenton
Covell, Charles S . . . . C. C.
Clapham, John L Maxwell
Courtright, John Georgesville
Crippin, J. C Orange Station
Cubbage, Wm ...C C.
Clark, Charles Blendon
Clark, Harrison Lewis Centre
Coe, George Worthington
Coil, George Hope
Campbell, Jane 0 C. C.
Campbell, Sarah C. C.
Clark, Martha J Maxwell
Clapham, Mary I C. C.
Cuuningham, Samantha R C. C.
Campbell, Orlena J C. C.
Cratty, Sarah A Ostrander
Curtiss, Hattie W Galena
Carpenter, Estelle L. . . New Albany
Case, Huldah Worthington
Case, Emma A Worthington
Case, Sylvia C. C.
Case, Emma E C. C.
Case, Sarah E C. C.
Closson, Frances New Albany
Carpenter, Ella Sunbury
Case, Flora Worthington
Case, Irene Worthington
Clemens. Cynthia Sunbury
Case, Effie A C. (1
Chandler, Sarah E Berlin
Condit, Allie J Trenton
Condit, Matrie E Trenton
Covell, Annis C. C.
Campbell, Nettie C. C.
Campbell, Jerusha C. C.
Clapham, Bell Maxwell
Clossen, Julia C. C.
Clark, Eunice C. C.
Clapham, Jennie Maxwell
Clapham, Rosetta CO.
Clapham, Orlena C. C.
Clark, Cora Lewis Centre
Dean. Edward P C. C.
Dill, Wallace C C, C.
Doran, Samuel New Albany
Dean, Charles A C. C
Dickey. Clarence W C. (\
Dill, James A C. C.
Decker, John W Groveport
Donuan, Charles Ashley
Day, Warren Westervilfe
DeGood, Wilbur Ostrander
Dickerman, Sterling T Berlin
Drake, Douglas C Columbus
Dubois, Samuel W C. G.
Duckworth, Henry J. . .Vans Valley
Day, Waldron .C. C.
Davis, Clinton II Georgesville
Davis, Jesse R Georgesville
Donovan, D. G Gahanna
Digger, Wesley H CO.
Davis, Jesse V Georgesville
Dean, Eliza C C. C.
Day, Mary F Blendon
Dean, Anna M Ostrander
Dean, Jennie M Ostrander
Dean, Marv 0 Ostrander
Dalzell, Phe.be C Columbus
Dickev, Alice L CO.
Dill, Marcella C. C.
Dennett, Ella Jersey
Dickerman, Ellen A Constantia
Dickerman, Harriet A. . .Constantia
Dill, Melissa C, C.
Doyle, Julia Columbus
Durling, Jennie Harlem
Dawson, Chloe Trenton
Dickerman, Viola E Constantia
Dixon, Rhoda M Maxwell
Durling, Lida Harlem
Durling, Marv E Harlem
Dalzell, Jennie C Millln
Dickerman, Hattie Constantia
Dickey, Alma 0. C.
Elliot* Benjamin F Sunbury
Evans, A. B Hp]KJ
Foster, George C. C
Fowler, Silas Vail's X Roads
Freeman, Thompson P Trenton
Farber, James H New Albany
Foster, Louis Weeten ihe
Farber, Joseph Bee<*h
Fancher, John C. C.
Ferris, Hannah M Marysvilie
Fogle, Rachel E Shattuckeburg
1;
-.?
X906.]
7 he Central College of Ohio.
303
Person, Sarah East Orange
Fester, Amanda VVesterviile
Flannegin, Rosa A Ostrander
Fcapkum, Ann A.,
New Harmon v, Mo.
Fowler, Delia A Vail's X Roads
Fancher, Salina C. C.
Fancher, Mary S C. C.
Frankum, Amelia A.,
New Harmony, Mo.
Garner, James M ... Columbus
Graham, Win. W CO.
Guerin, Win. E New Albany
Grinnell, Newell W Blendon
Grinnell, Ella D Blendon
Groves, Wm. E Milllin
Guerin, Lovett T New Albany
Grinnell, Emory Blendon
Garner, Noah CO.
Gray, Bingham Liberty
Green, Merwin Reynoldsburg
Gunderman. John Reynoldsburg
Gardner, Lyman Powell
Gould, James M Columbus
Gunderman, Louis Gahanna
Gardner, George Georgesville
Gates, DeWitt CC.
Goble, Frank Worthington
Goble, John Worthington
Graham, Agnes C. C.
Gill, Mary Blendon
Gill, Anna E Blendon
Grinnel, Ella D Blendon
Gravina, Irene New Albany
Glass, Mary A Genoa
Grist, Lida Sunbury
Gordon, Maggie J Sullivan, Ind.
Gray, Clara E Liberty
Gray, Mary M Liberty
Green, Susan C Trenton
Green, Mary E Trenton
Green, Lizzie J Reynoldsburg
Green, Sadie Maxwell
Gastinger, Mary CC.
Green, Martha Maxwell
Garner, Maggie Columbus
Garner, Emma C. C.
Gates, Irene C. C.
Giger, Sophia Beech
Horlocker, Milo J Mifflin
Florn, Jonathan E C. C.
Howard. Mitchell C C. C.
Hart, Henry Clay C. C.
Holmes, J. A Gahanna
Holmes, George S Gahanna
Howard, Albert Alton
Holmes, Emrv Gahanna
Hooper, Wesley W., Chillieuthe, Mo.
Howard, Joseph B Alton
Hunt, Henry A Pharisburg
Hard, Mahlon Worthington
Hard, Miron E Worthington
Hard, Sylvester , . .Worthington
Hard, Norton Worthington
Haven, John Black Lick
Huddleson, Stephen.. .Grove Citv
Fluddleson, Jasper M. . .Mt. Sterling
Hardin, Franklin Beech
Hooper, O.-man C. C.
Hoover, Louis Grove City
Holton, John Blendon
Hoover, George Grove City
Hinds, Charles Frank.. Worthington
1 lays, Benjamin Hope
Hammond, Franklin . . . Clinton ville
Hays, Oliver C. C.
Ilahn, Grove City
Hyde, Czarina East Orange
Harris, Mary E Columbus
Hunt, Hary A Macon
' Haven, Mary Ovid
Hard, Loie Worthington
. Hard, Emma Worthington
Irwin, Frances New Albany
Irwin, Sarah New Albany
Johnson, Wm. H New Albany
Jones, George L Constant ia
Jordan, Lester E Pharisburg
Jackson, Edward Delaware
Jackson, Elwyn B . . . . Delaware
Kuhns, Alien New Albany
Kenny, Alexander Porter
Kelsey, George B C. C.
Ketchum, Smith C Condit
Kelsey, Asa B C. C.
Kramer, David Gahanna
Kelsey, John H Kirkersville
Keeler, Orrell Harlem
Keeler, Orrell H Galena
King, Alice M., C. C. \ Baldwin
King, Anna B., C. C. J City, Kan.
Lee, Frank C. C.
Lowry, Robert E Liberty, Powell
Leach, Watson Vail's X Roads
Livingston, Edward W. . .Columbus
Loomis, Oscar L CO.
Lyon, Oliver N C. C.
Likes, Llewellyn. . .Kingston Centre
Lyon, Newton C. C.
Landon, Win Westerville
Linnabarv, Burr Maxwell
Lisle, Wm. J Alton
Latta, Francis Gahanna
Lee, Charles C. C.
Lisle, Samuel Columbus
Likens, Willie Columbus
Lecky, Theodore Holmesville
Lisle, James S • Alton
Lewis, Mary 1' Lewis Centre
Loomis, Julia C. C.
Latta, Mai is s a Gahanna
Latta, Sarah M Gahanna
304
The Central College of Ohio.
[Oct,
Loomis, Mary L C. C.
Lyon, Martha M C. C.
Latta, Elizabeth Gaharma
Lee, Mary C. C.
Lee, N. D Ashley
Lyon, Jennie C. C.
Livingston, Nancy J Columbus
Lowry, Anna S Liberty
Leidy, Jennie A Grove City
Lydie, Jennie A Grove City
Mann, L. H Center Village
McClurg, Franklin C. C.
McCullough, James W. . .Union Co.
McCullough, John F Union Co.
Moore, Wallace II Mifflin
Mattoon, Joshua L C. C.
Mattoon, Francis Maxwell
Mauger, Frederic L Wagram
Mauger, Jacob L Wagram
Merrill, George W . .Bear Grove, la.
Myers. Asa £ La Rue
Marriott, Greenburv J Harlem
McLeod, Albert L . C. C.
McMillen, John W Sunhury
McWhirk, Horace Westerville
Mc Williams, Wm. S Alton
Mann, Auston A Ovid
Mann, Joseph Maxwell
Martin, Samuel A Pharisburg
Martin, Oliver B Pharisburg
Mattoon, Frank A Maxwell
McLeod, Edward M Maxwell
McLeod, Henry A C. 0.
Marriott, J. G Harlem
McLeod, E. Miles Maxwell
McLeod, Edward C Maxwell
McLeod, Miles Clinton Maxwell
Marriott, Francis Marion . . .Harlem
McDowell, Calvin R., New California
McDowell, N. L New California
Martin, Albert Worthington
McCoy, John Alton
McClurg, Ethelbert Hope
McGiven, Charles Grove City
McKittrick, Cory don, New California
Mattoon, Arthur Maxwell
Martin, George S Pharisburg
Mattoon, Delia C. C.
Mattoon, Carrie C. C.
McCullough, Lizzie Union Co.
Moore, Mary A Mifflin
Morris, Carrie F Harlem
Martin, Priscilla Maxwell
Mattoon, Anna M C. C.
McLeod, Catherine E C. C.
Murphy, Malinda Van's Valley
McCullough, Sattie J Ostrander
Martin, Kate Jersey
McCurdy, Frances E...New Albany
McCutchan, Emma Bryan
McCutchan, Ella R Sunbury
McLeod. Kate E 0. C.
McWhirk, Henrietta C Blendon
Medford, Mary A Winchester
Miller, Delilah A Reynoldsbur--
McLeod, Carrie Maxwell
Martin, Ella J. . . Worthington
Martin, Mary G Worthington
Miller, Hattie Hope
McCoy, Anna West Jefferson
McColly, Eva C. C.
Neiswinder, Henry Gahanna
Neill, Wm. A Ashley
Neiswender, Aaron Grove City
Newcomb, Nellie Columbus
Nutt, Mary A Maxwell
Neds, Anna Louise Powell
Nungesser, Rebecca C. C.
Osborne, Delia Blendon
Osborne, Nettie Blendon
O'Harra, Lida Columbus
Pace, Isaac Van's Vallev
Park, Florton Mifflin
Paull, Walter Gahanna
Phelns, Chauncey W Blendon
Phelps, Clinton E Blendon
Pinney, John H Blendon
Pinney, Grove W Blendon
Paull, Win. W Gahanna
Pinney, Horace D Blendon
Pool, Joseph A Lewis Centre
Pace, Nathan Van's Valley
Perrv, George C. 0.
Postle, Wm. Y Alton
Palmer, Cor win F Wagram
Pheneger, Henry A Columbus
Pontious, John W Gahanna
Phillips, Frank P Marengo
Price, James Delaware
Peters, David B Columbus
Peters, Wilson Columbus
Perry, John R C. C.
Pugh, John Reynoldsburg
Pugh, Daniel Reynoldsburg
I'almer, William Wagram
Pheneger, Benjamin Columbus
Postle, Amos Alton
Priest, Andrew L Hope
Park, MaryE CO.
Phelps, Mary J Columbus
Pinney, Laura H Blendon
Powers, Lucy Delaw are
Phillips, Sallie Columbus
Phillips, Anilla Columbus
Pierce, Anna Galena
Perfect, Martha Galena
Phelps, Jennie A Blendon
Park, Helen Park's Mill-
Park, Helena Park's Milk
Pinney, Flora Blendon
Porter, Sarah Chicago, 111.
Quinn, Celinda Westerville
r.
1906.]
The Central College of Ohio.
305
Rockey, George C Columbus
Robs, Wm. H Gahanna
Rees, Byron W ... Columbus
Ridell, Charles Gab anna
Rees, Egbert Gahanna -
Ross, Alexander Gahauna
Ridenour, John N Etna
Rhodes, Charles M Jersey
Rhodes, Albert S Canton, la.
Rigbey, Charles W.. St. Johns, N.B.
Roberts, Clinton Macon. Mo.
Ramsey, David F Condit
Ranney, John H New Albany
Riddle, Charles Gahanna
Richards. George H Cincinnati
Rees, Charles. ... Columbia Center
Ritchie, Nathan. . .Columbia Center
Ritchie, John Columbia Center
Ridenour, Mary E Etna
Roof, Sarah A , East Orange
Rigbey, Margaret H Kersey, Pa.
Roberts, Cynthia H Sunbury
Rhodes, Roletta E Jersey
Ridenour, S. Addie Etna
Robertson, Helen C. C.
Rugg, Emma C. C.
Rugg, Sootie C. C.
Roland, Gusie Columbus
Selbert, Charles C. C.
Starr, Augustine C. C.
Stygler, Win. A Gahanna
Scofield, Edward W Constantia
Scott, Judson J Delaware
Skeels, Charles W Pharisburg
Skeels, Wm. L Pharisburg
Shull, Lewis Gahanna
Shull, Solomon A Gahanna
Skeels, Milton V Pharisburg
Strong, Joseph C C. C.
Sherman, Cornelius A Marengo
Smith, Stephen G New Albany
Spencer, Elman Columbus
Slambach, George Gahanna
Smith, Wm. A Omaha, Neb.
Stephenson, Wm. L Groveport
Stimmel, Jacob Columbus
Short, John Gahanna
Shull, Sherman Gahanna
Smith, Homer Hope
Snyder, Francis Gahanna
Starr, S. Craig C. C.
Staggers, Amanda C Mifflin
Spooner, Virginia C. C.
Stygler, Mary 0 Gahanna
Satterly, Mary E Constantia
Scott, Laura A Delaware
Smith, Martha A Orange Station
Swartz, Mary A Mifflin
Schofield, Frances M . . . . Constantia
Spencer, Cloelia R C. C.
Spencer, Alice A C. C.
Spooner, Jennie C. C.
Spooner, Luie M Berkshire
Shrum, Libbie .Columbus
Smith, Loie Beech
Strong, Sarah R C. C
Taylor, Richard D C. C.
Taylor, Anthony P New Albany
Thompson. Arthur Granville
Triplett, Arthur New Albany
Taylor, Franklin A. . . New Albany
Trumbull, Edward B C. C.
Tavlor, Truman W New Albany
Tuller, Willis M Liberty
Tuller, Milo A Liberty
Thompson, Alice M Granville
Thompson, Kate E Constantia
Thompson, Nettie M Constantine
Trumbull, Alice A C. C.
Trumbull, Augusta A C. C.
Thompson, Melissa H . . .Constantia
Thompson, Helen G Constantia
Talmadge, Matilda .. .Reynoldsburg
Talmadge, Martha Reynoldsburg
Thomas, Mary A. .Liberty
Torrence, Jennie Blendon
Tyler, Josephine A Harlem
Ulry, George A New Albany
Uncles, Martha J C. C.
Vance, George A Blendon
Vance, Edward P Blendon
Van Kirk, Crayton Beech
Vansceiver, James Grove City
Vance, Julia A Blendon
Vance, Ellen .Blendon
Vansceiver, Naomi Grove City
Wigton, Alonzo Ashley
Wallingford, Joseph L Columbus
Warner, Wm. A Shattucksburg
Watson, James C. C.
Williams, Henry M Harlem
Wright, Warren H Troy, N. Y.
Wilcox, John . . . * East Orange
Wilcox, J. H East Orange
Wengert, George Gahanna
Wigton, Harrison W Ashley
Williams, Thomas W Harlem
Wickieer, Simon H.. .Center Village
Watson, Thomas C Liberty
Weaver, DeWitt C Columbus
Williams, James S Harlem
Wilson, Robert E Sunbury
Wilson, James A Trenton
Williams, Ruesel B. .Orange Station
Worthington, George Columbus
Whitehead. Wm. L Jersey
Wickiper, Francis M Harlem
Williams, Franklin Harlem
Watson, DeWitt .....CO.
Wagner, Luzerne Hope
White, Alexander S Grove City
Wilson, Frank Hope
306
The Central College of Ohio.
[Oct.,
Williams, Miles . . .Pleasant Corners
Williams, Carrie E Harlem
Williams, Asenath Harlem
Wright, Emma V C. C.
Wright, Anna M C. C.
Wigton, Mary L Ashley
Winget, Maria S Ostrander
Winter, Mary 0 New Albany
Walker, Anna Sunbury
Walker, Adelia M Sunbury
Wilcox, Laura J East Orange
Williams, Jerusha Harlem
Williams, llalie Harlem
Walker, Rose Sunbury
Wigton, Alice A Ashley
Williams, Kate A • Harlem
Williams, Rose E Harlem
Wright, Virginia L 0. (J.
Williams, Emma. . .Plattsville, Wis.
Williams, Mattie L C. C
Williams, Mary L C. C.
Williams, Mahala Harlem
Wright, Allie CO.
Wright, Martha J 0.0.
Wright, Samantha S C. C.
Williams, Martha L C. C.
Williams, Linnie A C. C.
Wright, Alvina S 0.0.
Wignell, Mary E Grove City
Williams, Elizabeth Harlem
Williams, Il'tildah Harlem
Wright, Sarah S C. C.
Professor Clayton L. Dickey of Central College, now a resident of Colum-
bus, 0., had charge of the school during the last three years of its existence,
closing in 1892.
The situation, being far from railroads, made it very inconvenient and
expensive getting to and from ; other colleges were more advantageously
located, and although the natural surroundings were very desirable, and
the means of education extremely reasonable, the institution was not self-
supporting.
The property consisted of nineteen acres, upon which was the three-story,
24-room brick dormitory building erected in 1841. The large brick building
erected for the ladies' hall was sold in 1S93 to the Ohio Deaf Mute Alumni
Association, a society composed of graduates of the school for deaf mutes,
and incorporated under the laws of Ohio. The intent and purpose of the
Home is to care for such of the deaf mutes of the State as are incapacitated
by reason of age or other infirmities from caring for themselves, and that
they may have the comforts of life and be associated with those who use
the sign language, and have the privilege of religious services in that
language.
Thus the object of Mr. Timothy and Mrs. Rhoda Lee in donating their
land and property to worthy purposes is being accomplished.
REV. HENRY BUSHNELL.
THIS brief history of the life of the Rev. Henry Bushnell,
and obituary, prepared by the Rev. L. H. Shane, pastor
of the Presbyterian Church at Westerville, O., and pub-
lished in the Herald and Presbyter, of Cincinnati, O., of the date
December 6, 1905, as follows :
Rev. Henry Bushnell was born in Granville, Licking County, Ohio, on
January 31, 1824, and fell asleep in Jesus November 19, 1905, in Wester-
ville, Franklin Co., 0. ; buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Granville. His
parents, Leonard and Julia Lee-Bushnell, of Norwich and Haddarn, Conn.,
came to Ohio in 1816 and settled at Granville; both died there. His early
life was spent in Granville, attending school until he entered Marietta
College, from which he graduated in 1845. Lie then entered Lane Theo-
logical Seminary, remaining there two years, then studying in Andover,
Mass., graduating from that seminary in 184S. From his early childhood
he was mild-tempered, obedient, conscientious, studious, devout — and when
but thirteen years of age, conducted family worship in turn with his
widowed mother, thus early he laid the foundation for a useful life. While
young he had delicate health, and was assured while yet engaged in study
that he would not live for more than one year, but with full determination,
careful living, and moderate exercise, he developed a strong constitution,
which enabled him to give to the world the useful life which followed.
On September 5, 1552, he was ordained a minister by the Presbytery of
Franklin. lie served as pastor at New Lexington, 0., for lour years, and
at Marysville, 0., four years. His wife was Miss Harriet Thompson, of
Granville, who was a real companion and great helper until her health
failed, she was a helpless invalid for several years, then died, their two
children preceded her. In May, 18G0, his health not being good, he gave
up his charge and became identified with the Academy School at Central
College; after six years in charge the school was in fine condition. He
gave up the school and accompanying his mother and sister Julia, removed
to Oregon to care for the children of their deceased sister, Mrs. Dr. John-
son ; the sister Julia later married Dr. Johnson, who was an invalid, and
they cared for him. Such was his kind helpful nature. Their journey
was by steamship from New York, via Panama, to Portland. He remained
there for several years in educational work, returning to Ohio, he again
took up work at Central College as financial agent. He had such confidence
in the location that he advanced a large portion of his capital, about $1,500,
in the erecting of a large brick building to be used as a boarding hall for
female students, also recitation rooms.
There being no railroad nearer than two miles, the efforts of Mr. Bush-
nell, assisted by the Wooster University, and the many friends of the
Central College Academy, failed to bring success. \\\ 1885 he located in
Westerville, three miles away, and engaged in keeping a bookstore. He
wrote a history of Granville, Licking County, Ohio, which was published
in 1889. He contributed to the newspapers, church papers and magazines,
307
308 Rev. Henry Bushnell. [Oct.,
and his writings, on whatever subject they might be, were acceptable aixl
full of interest. His sister, Mrs. Julia B. Johnson, became -his constant
companion. He was an ever welcome supply in the ministry at the church,
he preached many funeral sermons of the aged and the young in families
where he was so well known and loved; he was thus called upon to take
charge of many funerals of persons who had been students in his dharge,
or who had for many years worshipped at the same church with him.
He enjoyed meeting and visiting with old friends. His last visit to
Granville was during the centennial celebration of the settlement, during
the first week of September, 1905; that meeting with his many friends he
enjoyed greatly. He had for many weeks previous remained very quiet eo
as to preserve his strength for the occasion. The last two months of his
earthly career was spent quietly at his home with his sister, his mam-
warm friends, and the pastor of his church, and those of other churches
calling upon him very often. In 1898 he had a very severe sickness, it was
thought by his friends that he could not live. He sent for a very young
physician, and said to him, " I wish that you would treat me, I have faith
that your treatment will effect a cure." It did, and he said that his faith
in the young physician gave the physician faith in his efforts.
It was in the quiet home, presided over by his beloved sister, who had
ministered tenderly to his wants for three years, that the call came, and
Rev. Henry Bushnell " was not, for God took him." All his life he was an
earnest consistent christian, a preacher of the word, having implicit faith
in the teachings of the Bible, and himself a living epistle, known and read
of all men, all who knew him revered, honored and loved him. Bright and
cheery beyond the usual, faithful in all duties as a minister, a teacher, a
citizen, his death made a deep impression on all who knew him.- Many
lives were made better by coming into touch with his life. Year after year
by patient endurance, by complete resignation, he exemplified that chris-
tian character that is the heritage of God's children. All the christian
graces bloomed and brought forth fruit in him, and thus in full age,belovc<l
by all, at the midnight hour, Henry Bushnell went home, for " he was a
good man and full of the Holy Ghost.''
We who knew the Rev. Henry Bushnell from the time when he came to
Central College, until the date of his last sickness, will so long as memory
la^ts, revere his memory. He was truly a good man.
TIMOTHY LEE.
By H. Warren Phelps.
TIMOTHY LEE, the founder of Central College Academy,
born in Conway, Mass., August 14, 1785, was the son of
Eber and Bethia (Jenkins) Lee. The family removed
to Sullivan, Madison County, N. Y., in June, 1806, and in the
spring of 1807 Timothy went to Ohio. He first stopped at
Worthington, in Franklin County, having been six weeks in
making the journey. In 1807 he located upon lands in Town-
ship 2, Range 17, U. S. Military Lands ; 500 acres, under a
Major's warrant of the U. S. A., which warrant he had pur-
chased. He afterwards purchased 170 acres adjoining; this
land was situated on Big Walnut (or Gahanna) Creek, and in
what was afterwards named Blendon Township. He then went
to Kentucky, and labored in a woolen cloth factory at his trade,
a fuller of cloth, until 1S12. He served as a private soldier in
the American army at some period, 1812 to 1814, which mili-
tary experience fitted him in after years to command an inde-
pendent company of militia.
In 1812 he settled on his lands in Blendon Township, built a
distillery, a mill to grind grain, and one to saw lumber, thus
accommodating the settlers. His cabin was situated nearly
two miles from any other settler; being alone, at one time he
was sick for three weeks entirely without attention.
On August 2, 1S19, he was united in marriage with Miss
Rhoda Taylor, daughter of John and Pamelia (Yale) Taylor, of
Charlotte, Vt. The Taylors with their nine children had come
to Ohio with ox teams in 1810, stopping at the Newark settle-
ment. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor and one child, the eldest daughter,
died with some prevalent disease in 1812; a son was born to
the Taylors a short time before their death. A sister to John
Taylor, Joanna, married John Williams, of Burlington, Vt., who
died, and she with her daughter Sarah, who married Sylvester
Hough, settled in Delaware County, on Big Walnut Creek, on
what was afterwards known as Yankee Street, on lands running
west to the creek at what has since been known as the Ox-bow
Bend. Rhoda Taylor resided with her cousin, Mrs. Hough,
and was a school teacher. She there became acquainted with
Mr. Lee. Her father and six of his brothers served in the
309
310
Timothy Lee.
[Oct.,
American army during the Revolutionary War ; two of the
brothers being taken prisoner when Fort Washington was
surrendered, died on the prison ship in Wallabout Bay.
Pamelia Yale's parents were Aaron and Anna (Hosmer)
Yale.
Mrs. Lee, no doubt, had great influence (in the educational
line) in Mr. Lee's actions and deeds, and she should be a
sharer in the honors. Mr. Lee held the office of Justice of the
Peace for fifteen years. In 1829 he was converted, and during
the rest of his life held family devotional worship and was a
true Christian. He was a very stern man.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee used their influence and means to establish
what was known as the Blendon Institute, on the Lee farm,
where the Rev. Ebenezer Washburn, Mr. Madison and wife,
Rev. L. A. Sawyer, and Stillman Tucker, taught a select school.
This was kept up until the Central College was established in
1841.
In 1829, when efforts were being made to build a church in
the center of the township so as to accommodate all of the
people, the Lees joined with Edward Phelps, and jointly deeded
two acres of land to the people of Blendon Township forever,
for church and burial purposes. A church was built, which in
less than three weeks burned down. In 1S30 another frame
church was erected on the lot given by Edward Phelps, Sr., and
opposite the site where the former church stood, that lot being
reserved for the cemetery. The chureh was completed in 1833.
~,f -.- re^wr* < ■-,. •■ ■ ... ,,-
.,,.. • -.,.,„
:?■•''' ••';..' 31
i
j
,-■" '
j
' 1
1
1
I
>.,
1
J
1
_
ia
I
a
1
V^"
,y.»«fcij<'.*isj.' stBsi
The Rt. Rev. Sylvester H. Rosecrans.
BISHOP ROSECRANS.
By Mns, Luke G. Byrne.
YLVESTER HORTON ROSECRANS, the first Bishop
of the Diocese of Columbus, was born at Homer, Licking
County, Ohio, on February 5, 1S27. He was of Dutch par-
entage, his father, Crandall Rosecrans, having come to Ohio in
180S from Wilkesbarre, Pa. His mother, Jane Hopkins, was the
^granddaughter of Stephen Hopkins, Governor of Rhode Island
in the troublesome times of the Revolution. His nervous si^na-
ture on the Declaration of Independence elicited this remark
from him: "My hand may tremble, but my heart does not."
Stephen Hopkins was also one of the committee that drafted
the articles of confederation for the government of the States.
Of him John Adams says : "The pleasantest part of my labor
was in this committee ; the others were sensible men and very
cheerful, but Governor Hopkins of Rhode Island, though 70
years of age, kept us all alive. Upon business, his experience
and judgment were very useful, but when the business of the
evening was over he kept us in conversation until 11 and some-
times 12 o'clock. He studied Greek, Roman and British his-
tory, and was familiar with English poetry, and the flow of his
soul made all his reading our own, and seemed to bring in rec-
ollections, to all of us, all we had ever read."
Several members of the family of Jane Hopkins were killed
in the massacre of Wyoming Valley, Pa., in 1778. The strength
of character and brilliancy of mind early exhibited by Bishop
Rosecrans, was the rightful inheritance of such an ancestry. He
was the youngest of three sons ; the eldest, the famous General
W. S. Rosecrans. As a boy he was sent to Kenyon College, while
the General pursued his studies at West Point, later becoming
a professor there. Mutual trust and deep affection character-
ized the relation of the brothers, which on the part of the elder
assumed a fatherly care, so it is not a matter of surprise when
we learn that upon the General embracing the Catholic faith
after mature deliberation and careful study, the younger brother
turned his thoughts in the same direction, and his analytical
mind and ingenuous attitude of soul soon brought him to the
same altar.
In 1845 he was baptized into that faith to which he ever after
devoted ail the energies of his body and soul. His parents
were not in favor of this decisive step, being of strong non-
311
312
Bishop Rosecrans.
[Oct.
Catholic tendencies, but seeing the faith and sincerity of their
sons, this strong opposition ceased, and his mother at last
died in the practice of Catholicity.
At this time General Rosecrans placed his young brother in
St. John's College, Fordham, N. Y., where he was graduated
with high honors before he had completed his twentieth year.
Experiencing a strong impulsion toward the priesthood, he
applied for direction and advice to his own Bishop, the Rt. Rev.
John B. Purcell of Cincinnati, afterwards Archbishop and Patri-
arch of the West. This great and good man recognized the
sterling qualities of the youth, and immediately sent him to the
Propaganda at Rome, where all his theological studies were
made. There he distinguished himself by his intellectual ability
and application, and carried off the honors of his class with his
characteristic humility and self-depreciation. He was ordained
in Rome with one hundred other young men on the 16th day of
July, 1852. On him had been conferred the Doctor's cap in
Theology, and. upon the dispersal of his class to carry their
labors into the assigned fields, Dr. Rosecrans returned to Cin-
cinnati, to place himself under the direction of his Bishop.
For a short time he was pastor of St. Thomas' Church, but
was soon called to the Cathedral as one of the pastors, where
he remained for seven years. During this time he also acted
in the capacity of Professor of Theology at Alt. St. Mary's
Seminary, for which his great learning and exhaustive mind
eminently fitted him. The fame of Dr. Rosecrans spread far,
to which his pungent and concise editorials in the Catholic Tele-
graph, published in Cincinnati, added much. His zeal led him
into many labors for the cause of religion.
In 1859 Archbishop Purcell opened a college in Cincinnati
over which he placed Dr. Rosecrans as president, and there he
remained until the college was closed at the opening of the
Civil War in 1861. In recognition of his great merits and emi-
nent services, and at the request of the Archbishop, he was
raised to the episcopacy by Pope Pius IX. On March 25/1802,
he was consecrated in St. Peter's Cathedral, Cincinnati. For
six years he rendered valuable assistance to the venerable
Archbishop, releasing him of many burdensome duties con-
nected with so large a diocese. In this capacity he laid the
cornerstone of St. Joseph's Church, now the Cathedral Church
of Columbus. Later, March 3, 1SG8, upon the appointment of
■
1906.] ' Bishop Rosecrans. 313
Rt. Rev. Edward Fitzgerald to the Diocese of Little Rock, Dr.
Rosecrans was sent to Columbus, as a simple parish priest,
until the division of the large arch-diocese was made, and the
See of Columbus created, of which he was made first Bishop.
The difficulties attendant upon the establishment of a new
diocese, with the organization and affiliation of his clergy, he
surmounted by gentleness, charity and sympathy. For ten years
he labored among his people, never forgetting his pastoral
duties in the exactions of his office. A sincere friend to all in
sorrow ; a thoughtful father to all children, whose inmost
thoughts he seemed to comprehend and appreciate ; a lover of
outdoor sports, into which he entered with zest ; all his conduct
was characterized by humility, and his superiority was the
natural outgrowth of his great mind and heart.
As a preacher he was inclined to diffidence, quiet, undemon-
strative, but the logic and depth of the discourse carried
weight and impressed the hearer deeply. His sermons were
short and compact, filled with food for thought, to be carried
away. There is one little printed volume, which contains a
few of his discourses, published under the title of "The Divin-
ity of Christ." It is of remarkable simplicity and beauty.
Just ten years he lived as Bishop of Columbus, during which
time the present Cathedral was built, St. Mary's of the Springs
was located, St. Joseph's Academy founded, and St. Aloysius
Academy, at New Lexington, and St. Vincent's Orphan Asy-
lum ; not to speak of the numerous parish churches and schools.
He also founded the Catholic Columbian, the diocesan organ, to
which he contributed the editorials as long as he lived.
The consecration of the Cathedral occurred October 20, 1878,
attended by the Archbishop, eight Bishops, and fifty priests,
who observed the ritual, with pomp and ceremony. But the
humble Bishop of the Church was stricken with his last illness
and died the next day, Monday, October 21, 1878, in the 52d
year of his age.
The obsequies were held on Friday, the 25th, and he was
laid in the crypt of the church, under the high altar. So that
the object of his care and solicitude in life became his monu-
ment in death.
Note.— In 1*09. John Rosecrans with his four sons, Abraham, 1-aae. Jacob and John,
and Daniel Rosecmns and l>i> four sons, Nathaniel. Jacob. Periemas and Crandall (with
with other set UtTf), emigrated from the Wyoming Valley, Pa., to Kingston Tp., Delaware
Co., Ohio.
Dr. Daniel Rosecrans first Fettled on Little Walnut Creek, and was the first Justice of
the Peace in the township, Iu isia he sold and purchased further south on Taylor l\\\n.
His son Crandall, who about 182-J moved to IXouv r, Ohio, m. Jemima Hopkins They
had three sons:
i. William Stark Rosecrans, b. Sept. 6, 1819; JJaj. I en. of the Q. S. Army. Qrad.
West Point, isij.
ii. Wesley Rosecrans : a farmer in Iowa.
iii. Sylvester Rosecrans; Bishop oi Columbus.
— IlSt. of Delaware County.
MALTBY GENEALOGY.
ENJAMIN4 MALTBIE, or Maltby (Daniel\ Daniel;
William'), b. in Branford, Conn,, May 10, 1750, d. Jan.
1, 1847, in Southington, Trumbull Co., Ohio. He m.
July 5, 1771, Abigail, dau. of Reuben Munger and Elizabeth
, Conn., Aug. 2(3, 1750, d. in
B
( ) Munger, b. in
Groton, N. Y., Apr. 14, 1316. Benjamin lived in Branford,
New Haven Co., Conn., in the division of Stony Creek. In
1781 he moved with his family to Norfolk, Litchfield Co.,
Conn., where he lived until in 1813 or 1814 he went with a
son to N. Y. State. In 1S19 he came with his son, Daniel
Maltby, to Southington, Trumbull Co., Ohio, where he lived
until his death on Jan. 1, 1847. He served as a private in the
Revolutionary War, in two different regiments. He was in
the battles of Long Island and Saratoga. Their children
were :
2. i. Sime.on Maltby, b. Nov. 20, 1772.
3. ii. Benjamin Maltby, b. July 7, 1773.
iii. Abigail Maltby, b. Feb. 17, 1775, d. Jan. 4, 1S23. She m. Oct. 6,
1794, Asa Preston, b. Feb. 17, 1779, d. They lived in Ohio dur-
ing the latter years of their lives, coming from Vermont. Their
children were :
I. Harris Preston, b. June 3, 1797, d. May, 1799.
II. Laura Preston, b. Feb. 23, 1800, in Middlebury, Vt., m. June 16, 1845,
Ira Rose of Bristol, Ohio, b. 17, 1786, d. May 3, 1865, in Hambden,
. Geauga Co., Ohio.
III. Buel Preston, b. Jan. 7, 1S02.
IV. Candace Preston, born May, 1803, d.
V. Benham Preston, b. July 5, 1S05.
VI. Posa Clemena Preston, b. May 3, 1807, d. Aug. 21, 1814.
VII. Abigail E. Preston, b. July 31, 1809. d. July, 1812.
VIII. Julia E. Preston, b. May 15, 1814. d.: ni. Mar. 17, 1836* Gustavus A.
Hanchett, b. June la, 1812. Children :
1. Laura Maria Hanchett, b. Mar. 19, 1837.
2. Edward A. Hanchett, b. Dec. 28, 1839.
3.' Charles Henry Hanchett, b. Oct. 24. 1845.
IX. Saha L. Preston, b. Feb. 9, 1811, d. Feb. 12, 1813.
4. iv. Jacob Maltby, b. Nov. 11, 1776.
5. v. Ammi Maltby, b. June 26\ 1777.
vi. Hannah Maltby, b. Apr. 16, 1781, d. July 15, 1S23, in Southing-
ton, Ohio ; m. May 10, 1803, Alexander Knapp, b. in Marlboro,
Mass., May 31, 1782, d. in Jefferson, 0., Sept. 15, IS—. Their
children were :
I. Alexander Harrod Knavr, b. Nov. 11, 1906, d, Dec. 23, 1824.
IT. Jesse Maltby Knapp, b. Nov. 14. 1806. in Middleburg, Vt., d. in Bloom-
field, O., Sep.U 28. 1902. He m. at Orwell. <>.. Mar. 22, ltW2, Kutli r.
Wolcott, b. ill Bristol, Conn.. Aim. _'•'>. 1S12, «!. m North Bloomfield,
O., Mar. 15, 1SK5. lb1 ra. (-) Sept. 2$, 1816, Sarah Sunders, b. Sept.
16, 1818, d. Nov. :.r>, lyyS, His children wore:
1. Arminda Kn.wt. b. May 28. 1833, in N. Bloomfield, O., d. May
2(i 1-57 : in. Mar. 'J'.) ,185>, Harrison Maltby, child Aidau $oU\\
Maltby, b. Nov. 0, 1807, d. Mar. 21, 1873,
314
1906.] Maltby Genealogy. 315
2. Hannah P. Knapp, b. Feb. 11, 1836, d. Jan. 20, 1864 ; m. ,
I860, William Green.
3. Martha Haskell Knapp, b. Nov. 13, 1838, d. in N. Bloomfield,
O., June 4.18.vr>: m. Nov. 12, 1865, Thomas Anderson, b. in
Eddinirton. Scotland, May 28, 1839. Her child, Nellie Knth
Anderson, b. Oct. 31, I860, in Bloomfield; (>.. in. Dee. 24, 1888,
Justin B. Sinith of Bloomfield, and her children, Charles
Anderson Smith, b. Jan. 81, 1*90. in Bloomfield, and Paul
Justin Smith, b. Sept. 22, 1S93, in Austinburg, 0.
4. Charles H. Knapp. b. Sept. 20, 1840, d. Jan. 81, 1845.
5. Matilda Sarah Knapp, b. July 15, 18-19, in Bloomfield, d. May
19, 18S2, in Bristol, O.; buried in Bloomfield. She m. Nov. 20,
L873, Ezra A. Chali'ee, b. in Bristol, Feb. 1612.
III. Benjamin S. Knapp, b. Mar. 2G, 1811, d.; m. May 4, 1637, Mary Wolcott,
b. Mar. 7, 1807.
IV. Henry E. Knapp, b. May 17, 1815, d.: m. Sept. 4, 1844, Olivia W.
Cowles, b. May 22, 1822.
V. Samuel Isaac Knapp, b. June 10, 1819, d. Sept. 15, 1821.
6. vii. Elon Maltby, b. Mar. 9, 1783.
7. viii. Nathaniel Harbison Maltby, b. Mar. 1, 1786.
ix. Julia Maltby, b. Oct. 17, 17, 1790, in Norfolk, Conn., d. Apr. 22,
1822, in Southington, 0.; in. Jan. 8, 1812, Ira Rose, b. May 14,
178S, d. May 4, 1865, in Hambden, O. Their children were :
I. Lucy Rose, b. Nov. 12, 1812.
II. Samuel Rosje, b. Aug. 6, 1815, d.
III. Hannah Rose, b. Nov. 2, 1817, d.; m. Sept. 10, 1839, John T. Chambers
IV. Laura Rose, b. Oct. 23, 1821, d. May 15, 1822.
V. Julja Rose, b. Apr. 3, 1827, d. Apr. 7, 1873.; m. June 23, 1836, Hubbard
Mayhew, b. Mar. 2, 1810, d. May 14, 1892. Children :
1. Martin Samuel Mayhew, b. Mar. 31, 1831, m. Julv 15. 1866,
Betsy P. Maltby, b. Jan. 18, 1846. They had one dam, Marion
Maltbv Mayhew, b. in Johnston, Trumbull Co.. O., July 30,
1877, d. in Courtland, O. , Feb. 7, 1901 ; buried in Bristolville,
Ohio.
2. Electa Irene Mayhew, b. Aug. 21, 183S. d. Oct. 4, 1867; m.
May 26, 1861, Sherman Kineaid. No children.
3. Julia Maltby Mayhew, b. Apr. 21, 1840, d. Mar. 15, 1868.
4. Hubbard Woodward Mayhew, b. Feb. 7, 1S42, d. May 14, 1S92.
5. Benjanin Holmes Mayhew, b. June 8. 18-14, m. Feb. 27, 1868,
Abbie B. Downs, b. Mar. 15, 1850. Children:
i. Elmer Alonzo Mayhew, b. Nov. 22, 1S6S.
ii. Harriet Lucretia Mayhew. b. July 17, 1870.
iii. Ernest Downs Mayhew, b. Nov. 27, 3871.
iv. Edith Abbie Mayhew (twin), b. Feb. 2S, IS, 1874, d.
Aug. 12, 1874.
v. Eva Jplia Mayhew (twin), b. Feb. 28, 1874, d. Aug.
27, 1874.
vi. Ralph Garfield Mayhew, b. July 31, 1878.
6. Amanda Elizabeth Mayhew, b. Mar. 26. 1816. m. Sept. 6, 1S79,
Horace A. Olfnstead, b. July 19, 184S. Her children:
i. Paul Mayhew Olmstead, b. Sept. 22, 1880, m. May 10,
1904, Mary Eliza Rutliff, b. Feb. 5, 1883.
ii. Ruth Rose Oi.msmead, b. Nov. 12, 1831.
7. William Hale Mayhew, b. May 5, 1818, d. Sept. 24, 1819.
8. Poi'.tkr Fairfield Mayhew. b. Dec 12, 1850, m. Jan. 1, 1SC5,
Harriet Mason. Has children:
i. Laura Rozeli.a Mayhew, b. May 11, is^o.
ii. Julia LORAINK Mayhew, b. Nov. 23, 18S7.
iii. Ahbie Rubie Mayhew. b. June 25, L891, d. May 10, 1892.
9. Susannah Lituiitia Mayiiew, b. June 28, 1853, d. in Paines-
ville. O., Sept. .>, l'jul: m. Jan. IS, 1>71. James. B. Downs. No
children.
8. x. Daniel Maltby, b. Apr. 3", 1793.
9. xi. Jesse Maltby, b. Mar. 9, 1797.
316
Maltby Genealogy
[Oct.,
2. Simeon5 Maltby (Benjamin^ and Abigail Munger, Daniel;
Daniel? William1), b. Nov. 20, 1772, in Conn., d. Apr. 5, 1868,
in Hambden, O. He m. May 8, 1799, Martha Murry, b. Feb.
28, 1777, d. Sept. — , 1854, in Hambden, O. Their children
were :.:
i. Lois Maltby, b. June 1, 1800; m. Sept. 11, 1817, Earl Atkin.
They lived in northeastern Penn., where she d. She is said to
have had several children, all of whom are now dead.
10. ii. Lewis Maltbie, b. Aug. 30, 1803, d. Mar. 17, 1881, in Hambden,
O. He m. Feb. 15, 1832, Marinda Warns?, b. Nov. 4, 1S13, d.
Feb. 28, 1876. His children were :
I. Martha Jane Maltbie. b. , d. , 1S56. She m. George Sis-
son, -who died , 1854,
II. George Warner Maltbie, b. , . d. Aug.. 1854.
III. Laura Marinda Maltbie, b. July 3, 1810, d. June 21,1865.
VI. Lois Maria Maltbie, b. Sept. — , 1841, d. Jan. 21, 1861.
V. William Riley Maltbie, b. Oct. 9. 1846; ra. (1) Apr. 19, 18G8, Addie
King, who d. Aug. 24, 1870; ni. (2) Dee. 30, IS74, Carrie Sheldon.
Children :
1. Guy Maltbie, b. Sept. 5, 1869, d. Mar. 27, 1870.
2. Floyd Basil Maltbie, b. Aug. 24, 1S76; m. (1) Deft. 24,1898,
Elizabel Fuller, who d. Sept. 10, 1900; in. (2) Feb. 10, 1904,
Teaa M. Still well.
3. Merle George Maltbie, b. Jan. 12, 1878.
4. Call Iran Maltbie. b. May 5, 1879, d. Sept. 5, 1881.
5. Earl Rupert Maltbie, b. Apr. 6, 1882; m. Nov. 2,1902, Ger-
trude Strong.
6. Noel Half Maltbie. b. Mar. 29. 1884.
7. Mary Beatrice Maltbie, b. Oct. 23, 1885.
S. Beryl Lauiia Maltbie, b. Dec. 4, 1899.
iii. Mary Maltbie, b. Apr. 9, 1808, d. Apr. 8, 1899, in . ;
m. Jan. 5, 1830, Lewis Anderson, b. Apr. 9, 1808, d. June 14,
1S74. Her children were:
I. Willis Maltbie Anderson b. Nov. 25, 1S40; m. Jau. 28, 1874, Lucy
Rutland. Children:
1. Winifred May Anderson, b. June 14, 1875.
2. Ella Bertha Anderson, b. Aug. 21, 1878.
3. Harry Elmore Anderson, b. Feb. 17, 1890.
3. Benjamin5 Maltby ( Benjamin* and Abigail Munger,
Daniel? Daniel? William') b. June or May 7, 1773, d.; m. Oct.
1806, Margaret Stretch, b. Sept. 29, 1780. Their children were:
11. i. Harrison Maltby, b. Dec. 5, 1809 ; m. Sept. 11, 1S34, Susannah
Darling,
ii. Jemima Maltby, d. an infant.
iii. Jemima Maltby, b. 1810, d. Aug. 12, 1811.
iv. Maria Maltby, b. Jan. 28, d. Aug., 1812.
v. Mira Maltby, b. Jan. 28, 1812, d. Jan. 30, 1S37; m. Thomas
Creighton, b. May 3, 1812.
vi. Hiram Maltby, b. Aug 20, 1814; m. Apr. 12, 1834, Elizabeth
Gregg, b. Mar. 10, 1SL7.
vii. Arthur Maltby, b. Mar. 15, 1820.
4. Jacob5 Maltby, (Benjamin4 and Abigail Munger, Daniel:
Daniel; William'), b. Nov. 11, 1770, d.; m. Jan. 3, 1803, Sally
Keyes. Their children were :
12.
13.
1906.]
Maltby Getiealogy.
317
1835, George C.
14. i. Warren Maltby, b. May 11, 1S0G.
ii. William Maltby, b. Jan., 1804, d. Aug., 1S0-4.
iii. Almika Maltby, b. Aug. 24, 1808; m. Feb. 5,
Crawford, b. Jan. 5, 1810. Children:
I. Sarah Elizabeth Crawford, b. Dec. 4, 1S3-3.
II. Julia Adela Crawford, b. Sept. 11, 1S42.
iv. Elizabeth Maltby, b. May 25, 1811, d.; m. Apr. 10, 1837, Barzella
, b. June 18, 1806. Had children :
I. BARZBLLA b. Aug. 8, 183.5, d. July 23, 183(5.
II. BARZELLA b. June 30,1537, d. 19,1842.
Heram Maltby, b. Mar. 26, 1814.
Lauren Lcmmes Maltby, b. .Vug. 0, 1817, d. Apr. 20, 1820.
Lyman Maltby, b. Apr. 15, 1820.
Philander Maltby, b. June 20, 1S26, d. Apr. 9, 1S2-.
"William Nelson Maltby, b. Nov. 13, 1847.
5. Ammi5 Maltby (Benjamin* and Abigail Hunger, Darnel"
Daniel? Wil/iam1), b. June 26, 1779, cl.; m. Sept. 25, 1806, Rach-
ael Carman, b. Jan. CJ, 1784. He lived near Clio, Greene Co.,
Ohio. Their childr
18.
19.
20.
15.
v.
vi.
16.
vii.
viii.
17.
ix.
V_ll « ^.i
Milo B Maltby, b. Jalv 21, 1807 ; m. Apr. 10, 1834, Hames Tay-
- lor, b. Nov. 11, 1815.
Mei.inda Maltby, b. Feb. 17, 1S09 ; m. Oct. 3, 1S33, Milton
Monger, b. Oct. 5, 1807.
Warren Maltby, b. Feb. 8, 1811 ; m. Oct. 17, 1830, Anna Little,
b. Mar. 20, 1803.
, Joshua G. Maltby, b. Sept. 9, 1813 ; m. Elizabeth Brown, b. Nov.
30, 1813.
v. Eliza Maltby, b. June 19, 1818; m. Aug. 15, 1839, William Cobb,
b. May 10, 1815.
vi. Sally Maltby, b. July 12, 1821, d. Feb. 25, 1822.
vii. Alma Maltby, b. Feb. 11, 1823.
viii. Nancy Maltby, b. July 6, 1830.
6. Elon5 Maltby (Benjamin* and Abigail Munger, Darnel3
DanieK- William1), b. Mar. 7, 1783, d. Oct. 18, 1865; m. April
22, 1807, Hannah Osborn, b. June 11, 1786, d. Sept. 10, 1873.
Both were buried in the village cemetery at Norfolk, Conn.
Their children were :
21.
24.
26.
Eli/xr Maltby, b. , 1S08, d. at Davids Island, N. Y., from
wounds received at battle of Cold Harbor. Given a military
funeral at Norfolk, Conn.
Milo Maltby, b. June 2(5, 1810; m. Jerusha Main, 18 — .
Lalt.a Maltby, b. May 7, 1812; m. June 6, 1S30, Ezekiel Ilan-
chet.
Alonzo Maltby, b. Apr. 17, 1814; m. Feb. 6, 1S35, Apphia
Fowler.
William Henry Maltby, b. June 3, 1810; m. Oct. 1, 1843, Mary
F. Pratt,
Charles Benjamin Maltby, b. May l'O, 1821.
Rhoda Julia Maltby, b. Sept, 3, 1824.
Mary Elizabeth Maltby.. b Mar. 2i», 1827; m. Nov. 6, 1845, II.
(or K.) Boyington.
ix. Charles M. Maltby. b.
n.
iii.
vi.
vii.
viii.
318
Maltby Genealogy.
[Oct.,
27
11.
iii.
IV.
28.
v.
vi.
29.
vii.
30.
viii.
7. Nathaniel Harrison5 Maltby {Benjamin* and Abigail
Munger, Daniel? Daniel? IP'illiam1), b. Norfolk, Conn., Mar.
1, 1780, d. in Bristol Oct. 7, 1855. He was buried in South-
ington, Trumbull Co., O. He m. Oct. 6, 1811, Betsy Patchen,
b. Dec. 27, 1788, d. Nov. 28, 1836, and was buried in Groton,
Tompkins Co., N. Y. He m. Dec. 26, 1837, Sally Mason, b.
June 14, 1795, d. June 9, 1860. His children were :
i. Laurinda Maltby, b. Oct. 5, 1812, in Groton, Tompkins Co.,
N. Y., d. Feb. 9, 1841 ; buried in Groton, N. Y. She m. Jan.
15, 1839, Ethel D. Crosby, b. May 17, 1813. No children.
Edmund Maltby, b. May 11, 1814.
Amanda Maltby, b. Jan. 22, 1816, d. Mar. 23, 1862 ; m. Dec. 27,
1855, Joel Dorman. No children.
Betsy Maltby, b. Sept. 9, 1817, d. Sept. 15, 1849; m. Nov. 29,
1841, Ethel D. Crosby. Child: Edmund I). Crosby, b. Nov. 1,
1842.
Benjamin Maltby, b. Dec. 7, 1826.
Alfred Harrison Maltby, b. Dec. 18, 1S28, d. in Bristoiville, 0.,
Dec. 25, 1847. Buried in Southington, 0.
"Warren Maltby, b. Aug. 3, 1830.
Newell Maltby, b. June 12, 1S32.
8. Daniel5 Maltby {Benjamin* and Abigail Munger, Daniel,3
Daniel? William'), b. Apr. 13, 1793, d. Oct. 16, 1886, and was
buried at Saybrook, O. He m. Esther Topping, b.
on Long Island, N. Y., July 23, 1796, d. July 13, 1873. Their
children were :
i. Amanda Maltby, b. July 19, 1820, d. in Geneva, 0., May 22, 1904;
m. Nov. 7, 1861, Rev.' Benoni Y. Messenger, b. ,
d. May 19, 1866. No children.
Benjamin Maltby, b. Jan. 26, 1822.
Hannah Maltby, b. July IS, 1823, d. Dec. — ,* 1864, in Sayhook,
Ohio.
Lauren Maltby, b. Mar. 15, 1825.
Cynthia Maltby, b. Feb. 27, 1S27 ; in. Mar. 28, 1855, John Light-
ner, b. 1827, d. Children :
I. Albert Harrison Lhjhtner. 1). Feb. 22, 185G, d. Mar. IS, 1361.
II. CARRIE Minda Lightner, b. Mar. 17, 1859, d. Juno 27, 1861.
III. Fred Lawrence Lightner, b. July IS, 1863 : m. Nov. 29. 188'J, Eraily
Melissu Clark, b. June 3, 1S7U. Ibis:
1. Fditii Mary Lightxer, b. Sept. 15, 1891.
2. Helen Irena Lightner, b. Aug. 'J, 1S%, d. Dee. 14, 1896.
Isaac Maltby, b. Sept. 20, 1828.
Harrison Maltby, b. Apr. 7, 1830.
Mary Maltby, b. Feb. 11, 1832, in Southington, 0., d. in Spring-
field, Mo., Oct. 13, 1901 ; m. May 29, 1800, Aaron Belknap
Conklinj.', b. Jan. 7, 1832, in Mt. Vernon, O. Children :
1. anna Julia Conkling, b. Mar. SI, 1862, in Lcroy, Hi.: in. May f>. 1886.
at Champaign, 111., Arthur Bliss Seymour, I;, at Moliu, 111., Jun. ;>.
1859. Children:
1. Mary Elizabeth Seymour, b. Jun. "J:. 1&89, at Cambridge, Mass.
2. Kosa Margaret Seymour, b. Apr. 28, 1890, at Cambridge. Mass.
31.
32.
u.
iii.
IV.
v.
33.
vi.
34.
vii.
viii.
1906] Maltby Genealogy. 319
3. Frank Conkling Seymour, b. July 21, 14595, at Waverly, Mass.
4. Edith Katharine Seymour, b. Sept. 28, 189<;, at Waverly, Mass.
II. Edwin Starr Conkling, b. May 7, 1864, d. Nov. 25, 1S70. ^
III. William Johnson Conkling, b, June 9, 1867, in Champaign, 111.; m.
July 10, 19U1, Ella Olula Evans, of Springfield, Mo., b. in Green Co
Mo.", Oct. 2, 1869. Children :
1. Mary JuNtrrK Conkling, b. May 10, 1902. in Springfield, Mo.
2. Margaret Conkling, b. Mar. 10, 1901, in Springfield, Mo.
IV. John Mai.it.y Conkltng. b. Apr. 13, 1869, in Champaign, 111.; m.
Dec. lo. iy03, in SpringtieM, Mo., Sarah \Yrigbt Shaw, b. Aug. 20
1809, in Trumbull Co., U. Has child:
1. Henry Belknap Conkling, b. Mar. 30, 1905.
V. Kate Conkling. b. Apr. 13, 1869, d. Aug. 18, 18G9.
VI. Mary Elizabeth Conkling, b. Apr. 19, 1872, d. July 17, 1872.
ix. Caroline Maltby, b. July 1. 1834; m. Sept. 8, 1863, Jay A.
Hayes, b. Lee. 10, JSoL. Lives at Atwood, Colorado, 190-3.
Children :
I. Minnie Esther Hayes, b. Nov. 19, 1866; m. (1) Oct. 28, 1SS0, I. C Gary;
m. (2) June 2, 1903. Charles J. Putman. Has :
1. Ethel Gary, b. Feb. 17, 18S1.
II. Jean Maltby Hayes, b. June 11, 1868; m. Feb. 10, 1895, Lannis Her-
riek. Has:
1. Gladys Hayes Herrick. b. Mar. 17, 1S96.
2. Ruth Hayes Herrick, b. June 2, 1900.
III. Carl J. Hayes, b. Feb. 13, 1690.
IV. Jessie Ruth Hayes, b. Apr. 6, 1S76; m. June 20, 1899, Abe Hayes.
Has:
1. Dorothy Haves, b. June 8, 1900.
x. Catharine Maltby, b. July 1, 1834; m. Sept. 1,1863, Rev. John
Kodnev Barnes, b. Dee. 15, 1829. Lives Chicago Heights, 111.
Children :
I. Esther Elberta Barnes, b. Mar. 25, 1872.
II. Elbert Maltby Barnes, b. Feb. 25 1S75.
xi. Esther Topping Maltby, b. Apr. 30, 1S3G. Went as a mission-
ary to Samokov, Bulgaria, in 1870.
35. xii. Daniel Maltby, b. Apr. 10, 1S38.
36. xiii. Setii Waldo Maltby, b. May 19, 1840.
9. Jesse5 Maltby (Benjamin* and Abigail Munger, Daniel;'
Daniel,1 William1), b. Mar. 9, 1797, d. Dec.' 31, 1884, in Oberlin,
O. He m. (1) Feb. 11, 1823, at Goshen, Conn., Laura M. Bald-
win, b. Jan. 25, 1798, d. Apr. 19, 1S24 ; buried in Grant, Conn.
He m. (2) Apr. 5, 1825, Salome Collar, b. at New Marlborough,
Berkshire Co., Mass., Aug. 5, 1799, d. at Oberlin, O., Dec. 5,
18S5. Children :
37. i. Lauren Baldwin Maltby, b. Dec. 25, 1823; m. Dec. 15, 1S47,
Susan Fish of Warren, O., b. Oct. 27, 1830, d. Sept. 24, 1005, in
Topeka, Kan.
ii. Laura Maltp.y, Ik in Norfolk, Conn., June 12,1826 ; m. July 5,
1S40, Sehlon Ree<l of Vienna, 0., b. May 0, 1821, d. Sept. 19,
1S70, in Oberlin. Children :
I. Sr.Lco.v Asa Reed, b. Feb. 6, 1855, <1. Nov. 26, 1904, in oberlin.
II. Floka Maria Reed, b. Oct. 5. 1857, in Oberlin, 0.
iii. Clarissa Collar Maltby, b. in Norfolk, Conn., June 20, 1S34.
11. Harrison''' Maltby {Benjamitr and Margaret Stretch,
Benjamin? Daniel: Daniel; William'), b. Dec. 5, 1^09 ; m. Sept.
11, 1834, Susannah Darling.
320
Maltby Genealogy.
Oct.,
12. Hiram Maltby.
13. Arthur Maltby.
14. Warren6 Maltby (Jacob* and Sally Keys, Benjamin?
Daniel? Daniel: William') b. May 11, 1806, in
d. June 2, 1844 ; m. May 11, 1830, Louisa Curtis, b.
Their children were :
i. Charles Warren Maltby, b. May 23, 1833.
ii. William Maltby, b. Nov. 11, 1835.
iii. Curtis Maltby, b. Oct. 13, 183S.
iv. Henry H. Maltby, b. Mar. 23, 1841.
v. Martha PZlizabeth Maltby, b. Dec. 6, 1843.
15. Hiram6 Maltby {Jacob* and Sally Keyes, Benjamin?
Daniel? Daniel? William"), b. Mar. 26, 1814, d.; m. Feb. 1,
1844, Rhoda King, b. Nov. 27, 1814.
16. Lyman6 Maltby {Jacob* and Sally Keyes, Benjamin?
Daniel? Daniel? William1), b. Apr. 15, 1820, H-.j m. Feb. 25, 1847,
Emma Atkms.
17. William Nelson Maltby.
18. Milo B.6 Maltby (Ammi'3 and Rachel Carmen, Benja-
min? Daniel? Daniel? Williamx), b. July 21, 1807, d. Mar. 21,
1836 ; m. Harriet Taylor. Children :
i. Rachel Maltby, b. ; m. Jacob Starr Children:
I. Mary Starr.
II. Benjamin Starr.
ii. Milo Benjamin Maltby, b. May 27, 1336; m. (1) Martha £.
Clelland, Apr. 1. 1£oS; m. (2) Dec. 13, 1865, Ruth M. Fisher.
He was private Co. C, 64th 0. V. I., and Co. C, 175th 0. V. 1.;
discharged July 3, 1S65. Had :
I. Emma E. MALTBY, b. Aug. 19, I860 ; m. L. E. Do-lson, May 27. 18^0.
II. John A. Maltby, b. Sept. :;0, 1S62; m. Apr. V?. 1^S7. Kitty Dau<rherty.
Lives in Keogangua, Iowa. Has child. Lona Maltby, b. Sept. 16,
1S97.
19. Warren Maltby, bro. of above.
20. Joshua G. Maltby, bro. of above.
21. Elizur6 Maltby (Rla/? and Hannah Osborn, Benjamin?
Daniel? Daniel? William'-) , b.
1808.
22. Milo Maltby, bro.
23. Alonzo Maltby, bro.
24. William Henry Maltby, bro.
25. Charles Benjamin Maltby, bro.
26. Charles M. Maltby, bro.
27. Edmund'1 Maltby (Nathaniel Harrison' and Betsy Patch-
en, Benjamin? Daniel? Darnel? William1), b. May 11, 1814, in
1906.] Maltby Genealogy. 321
Groton, Tompkins Co. N. Y., d. in Bristol, 0., Aug. 13, 1869.;
m. Feb. 20, 1841, Lydia Jane Brockway, b. Dec. 21, 1821, d.
in Oberlin, O., Jan. 11, 1S02 ; buried in Bristol, Trumbull Co.,
Ohio. Children :
i. Betsy Patciten Maltby, b. Jan. 18, 1846 ; m. July 10, I860,
Martin S. Mayhew, M. D. They had child:
I. Marion Maltby Mayhew, b. July 30, 1^77. d. Feb. 7, 1901.
ii. Martha Jane Maltby, b. Jan. IS, 1S50.
iii. Margaret Eliza Maltby, b. Dec. 10, 1800.
28. Benjamin6 Maltby ( Nathaniel Harrison* and Betsy
Patchen, Benjamin? Daniel? Daniel,1 William^), b. in Groton,
Tompkins Co., N. Y., Dec. 7, 1826, d. He m. (1) Oct.
12, 1854, Betsey Dennis Kibbee, b. , d. Aug. 27, 1868, in
Bristol, O. He m. (2) Jan. 8, 1871, in Palmyra, N. Y., Philena
Barnhart, b. in Coldwater, Mich., Nov. 22, 1S39. His children
were :
i. Spencer Fremont Maltby, b. Jan. 9, 1856, in Bristolville, Ohio,
d. Oct. 5, 1904, in Los. Angeles, Cal.
ii. Ada Marion Maltby, b. Au?. 12, I860, d. Apr. — , 1892; m. Feb.
27, 1884, Stephen H. Pitkin, b. Feb. — , 1861. Child:
I. Marion Maltby Pitkin, b. Mar. 3'J, 1887, in Akron, 0.
iii. Carrie Amelia Maltby, b. Dec. 25, 1866 ; m. Aug. 28, 1889, Frank
Higby, b. Mar. 16, 1859. Children:
I. Frank Raymond Higby, b. May 21. 1893, in Cleveland, O.
II. Albert Maltby Higby, b. Feb. 2, 1S95, in Cleveland. O.
III. Chalks Spencer Higby, b. Sept. 3, 1904, in Cleveland, O.
Second marriage :
iv. Mary Philena Maltby, b. in Oberlin, 0., Nov. 4, 1871, d. Jan.
21, 1872.
v. Arthur Edmund Maltby, b. in Cleveland, O., Nov. 16, 1878 ■ in.
Jan. 12, 1897, in Cleveland, Adeline Sarah Cummings, b. Aug.
9, 1876, d. Mar. 11, 1899. Child :
I. Margaret Marion Maltby, b. Nov. 26, 1S9S.
vi. Ralph Benjamin Matlby, b. in Cleveland, 0., Apr. 19, 1877.
vii. George Alfred Maltby, b. in Cleveland, O., May 3, 1880.
19. Warren" Maltby {Nathaniel Harrison? and Betsy Patch-
en, Benjamin? Daniel? Daniel? William1) b. in Groton, Tomp-
kins Co., N. Y., Aug. 3, 18*30, d. in Champaign, 111., March 31,
1894; in. Dec. 29, 1859, Chloe Elizabeth Bierce, b. May 22,
1810. His children, b. in Bristolville, Trumbull Co., O., were :
i. Frank Bierce .Maltby, b. July 31, 18l>i; in. Feb. 4, 1885, Mar-
garet Ellen McNary, b. Sept. 25, 1801. Children :
I. Ruth McNary Mai.tby. b. in Champaign, HI., Dec. 25, 18.-^5.
II. Marios Elizabeth Maltby, i>. in Cherokee, la., Oct. 25. 1877.
ii. Helen Exdora Maltby, b. M. 4, 18<3:v>, d. Mar. 17, l>:i.v m. Oct.
S, 1885, Joseph Davis Wallace, b. June 2, L8U2. Children :
I. Cora ELIZABETH Wallace, b. in Champaign, 111., Jan. 0. l- .<.
II. Frank Maltby Wallace, b. in Champaign, 111., Mar. 35, 1S98.
!
322 Maltby Genealogy. [Oct.,
iii. Cora May Maltby, b. May 24, I860; m. Apr. 14, 1887, Frederick
Daniel Rugg, b. Dec. 22, 1865. Children :
I. Daniel Maltby Rugg, b. Sept. 27, 1589, in Champaign, 111.
1 II. Helen Caroline Rugg, b. Aug. 1G, 1903, in Champaign, 111.
30. Ne\vell'; Maltby (Nathaniel Harrison* and Betsy Patch-
en, Benjamin? Daniel? Daniel? William1), b. in Groton, Tomp-
kins Co., N. Y., July 12, 1S32, d. in Bristol, Sept. 26, 1902 ;
m. Mar. 19, 1856, Jane Narcissa Pierce, b. in Johnsburg, Vt.,
Nov. 39, 1836, d. Oct. 15, 1S98. Children :
i. Mellie Jane Matlby, b. Nov. 15, 1867; m. in Bristol, O., July 5,
1892, Fred Austin Bright, b. June 5, 1857. Children :
I. Harlan Maltby Bright, b. Sandy Lake. Pa., Nov. 27, 1894.
H. Ernest Frederick Bright, b. Painesville, O.. Bee. 23, 1902.
ii. Harriot Dell Maltby, b. Aug. 6, 1877, in Bristol, O.
31. Benjamin* Maltby {Daniel 5 and Esther Topping, Ben-
jamin? Daniel? Daniel? William1), b. Jan. 26, 1822, d. Oct. 26,
1874, at Farmington, O. He m. Mar. 14, 1850, Harriot Wol-
cott, at Farmington, Ohio, b. Oct. 14, 1825, d. Nov. 6, 1876.
Children :
i. Alice Maltby, b. 1851, d. Sept. 25, 1874.
ii. Mary Esther Maltby, b. 1853, d. in Florida, May 21, 18S5 ; m.
Sept. 15, 1S84, Charles L. Hopkins, of Benzonia, Mich,
iii. Lewis D. Maltby, b. 1850.
iv. Elbert Maltby, b. 1870.
32. Lauren6 Maltby (Daniel5 and Esther Topping, Benja-
min? Daniel? Daniel? William'), b. Mar. 15, 1825, d. Oct. 12,
1875, in Geneva, O. He m. Apr, 28, 1852, in Clarksville, Pa.,
Narcissa Webster, b. in Mercer, Pa., Apr. 5, 1831, d. Children :
i. Harriet Ellen Maltby, b. Aug. 10, 1S54, in Southington, 0.;
m. Apr. 6, 1801, Clark Thorp.
ii. Charles Sumner Maltby, b. Nov. 4, 1856, in Southington, 0.;
in. Aug. 9, 1882, Lilla Estella Hulbutt, in Geneva, O. Child-
ren :
I. Charles Clyde Maltby, b. July 2, 1S>3, d. Mar. 13. 1SS9, in Geneva, O.
II. Kay Webster Maltby, b. Mar. 3. 1885, in Painesville, O.
III. John Rex Maltby, b. Sept. 10, 1887, in Geneva, O.
IV. Dorothy ICatheuine Maltby, b. Mar. 6, 1889, in Worth ington, O.
iii. Lizzie Melva Maltry, b. in Geneva, 0., Aug. 17, 1870, d. April
10, 1881.
33. Isaac6 Maltby {Daniel* and Esther Topping, Benjamin?
Daniel? Daniel? William1), b. Sept. 20, 1828, d. June 17, 1886;
m. Apr. 29, 1852, Julia Bostwick, b. Dec. 16, 1880, d. Sept. M,
1879; m. (2) Nov. 2, 1881, Anjanette Pierce, who d. Feb. 8,
1897. Children by first wife :
i. Marcus Edwin Maltry, b. Juno -1, 1858; in. June 5, 1870, Miranda
Cclestia Walcott, b. Apr. 26, LS54. Children:
1. Lena Julia Maltby, b. June 4. 1JW1 : in. Mar. 31. 1901, Ellis B. Farqu-
bar. uh'klran: ID Kr<line Nettie Farquhar, b. Feb. 1,1903; v-'t
Charles Maltby Farquhur, i-. Apr. 24, 1'jo:>.
1906.]
Ma liby Genealogy.
323
IT. Carrie Ethel M.\ ltbv, b. July 28, 1883 : m. May 28, 1002, Ravmond II.
North, b. Aug. 28, 1883. Chill. Eveline North, b. Aug. 1, 1904.
III. Ruth Walcott Maltby, b. Nov. 4, 1SS5; m. Apr. 16, 1901, Waiter F.
Rood. Child, Kathryne May Rood, b. May 18, 1905.
IV. Ralph K. Maltby, b. Oct 20, VSiS.
V. Lawrence Austin Maltby, B. Mar. 2, 1S91.
ii. Esther Cordelia Maltby. b. Oct. 13, 3SC1, d. Sept. 5, 1865.
iii. Carrie Marcia Maltby, b. Mar. 15, 1807; m. Apr. 3, 1884, Orvis
Orlando Walcott, b. Oct. 31, 1S59. Children :
I. Harry Pierce Walcott, b. Sept. 29, 1SS5.
II. Burdette C. Walcott. b. Apr. 11, 18S7, d. July 17, 1S87.
III. Pansy Gertrude Walcott, b. June 27, 1888.
IV. Clarence Eugene Walcott, b. June 14, 1890.
V. Harold Clement Walcott, b. July 6, 1895.
VI. Howard Joseph Walcott, b. Oct. 29, 1899.
VII. Robert Theodore Walcott, b. Dec. 21. 1903.
iv. Julia Louisa Maltby, b. Jail. 1,1871; m. Dec. 14,1897, Frank
Norman Stowe, b. Nov. 10, 1S-32. Children:
I. Fred Ernest Stowe, b. and d. Feb. 2-\ 1S99.
II. Elva Endora Stove, b. Sept. 1, li>Q J.
III. Julia Rachel Stove, b. Oct 18, 19l>2.
34. Harrison" Maltby {Daniel' and Esther Topping, Ben-
jamin-"Daniel? Daniel? William"), b. Apr. 7, 1830; m. Mar. 20,
1855, Arminda Knapp, b. in Bloomfield, O., May 28, 1333, d.
May 24, 1S59 ; m. (2) Aug. 23, I860, in Rootstown, O., Emily
Hough, b. May Id, 1839, in Atwater, O. Children :
i. Adin John Maltby, b. Nov. 6th, 1857, d. Mar. 24, 1873.
ii. Aeminda Emily Maltby, b. in Southington, 0., Mar. 23, 1S62; m.
Aug. 7, 1884, Thomas J. Osborne, b. in England, Feb. 15, 1858.
Children :
I. Raymond W. Osborne, b, June 9, 1885, in Saybrook, O.
II. Ralph II. Osborne, b. Apr. 26, 1SS7, in Saybrook, O.
III. Albert H. Osborne, b. Aug. 25, 1890, in Saybrook, O.
IV. Pauline Maltby Osborne, b. Aug. 27, 1892, in Berea, Kv., d. Mar. 23,
1902.
iii. Albert Sylvester Maltby. b. Feb. 8. 1SG5, in Saybrook, O.: m.
Mar. S, 1894, M. Eliza Leaky, of Austinburg, O. Children:
I. Adjn J. Maltby, b. Apr. 1, 1895, in Saybrook, O.
II. Hubert Maltby, b. Feb. 8, 1898, in Saybrook. O.
III. Helen Maltby, b. July 4, 1899.
IV. Albert Leaky Maltby, b. Nov. 25, 1904, in Hastings, Fla.
iv. Helen Esther Maltby, b. Mar. 21,1870. d. Mav 27, 1893: m.
Aug. 27, 1891, Rev. Franklin C. Lewis.
v. Stella Eunice Maltby, b. Feb. 3, 1873; m. Louis C. Ilinman.
vi. Mary Bertha Maltby, b. May 17, 1875; m. Aug. 27, 1904, Henry
Andrews F>erkett. Child:
I. Heiuieht Maltby Bekkett, b. June 9, 1905.
vii. Benjamin Thomas Maltby, b. May 6, 187'.'.
vili. Ruth Edna Maltby, b. Aug. 22, 1SS5.
35. Daniel' Maltby {Daniel" and Esther Topping. Benja-
min* Daniel," Daniel,1 William'), b. Apr. 10, 183§, d. He m. < I)
Apr. 10, 1863, Marion E. Messenger, b. Windham, O., July 4,
18J11, d. Nov. 8, 1S0.S, in Indianapolis, Ind.; m. (2) Mrs. Clara
Getchell in 1899. Child
ren :
324
Maltby Genealogy.
[Oct.,
i. Carl Daniel Maltby, b. Jan. 31, 1864, at Windarn, 0., d. June
6, 1867.
ii. Lizzie Maude Maltby, b. in Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 6, 1866, d. in
Philadelphia, Pa., July 28, 1901; m. Aug., 1896, James Cald-
well Bond.
iii. Jessie Messenger Maltby, b. at Grass Lake, Mich., Mar. 25,
1868; m. Dec. 24, 1885, Charles 0. liofer
Max Kost.
m. (2) Nov., 1904,
v.
VI.
vii.
Paul P. Maltby, b. Chester Center, la., June 29, 1870; m. Dec.
23, 1893, Bercie Inez Gonzales Lee.
Halbert Edward Maltby, b. at Grinnell, la., Aug. 9, 1872; m.
July 22, 1896, Josephine Jack Sides. Children:
I. Barnard Carl Maltby, b. Indianapolis, Apr. 3, 1897.
II. Sallie Ann Elizabeth Maltby, b. Feb. 27, 1899, d. Mar. 10, 1899.
III. Burton Edward Maltby, b. Sept. 12, 1901, d. Oct., 1903.
IV. Josephine Maltby, b. 1904.
Harry Benjamin Maltby, b. in Newton, la., Nov. 29, 1875.
Bernard William Maltby, b. in Newton, la., Sept. 27, 1878, d.
July 3, 1901, on U. S. S. Massachusetts.
36. Seth Waldo6 Maltby (Daniel* and Pother Topping,
Benjamin,' Daniel," Daniel? William1), b. May 19, 1840; m. Aug.
15, 1867, in Amherst, Mass., Rispath Boltwood, b. Feb. 20,
1843, in Amherst. Children :
i. Ralph Waldo Maltbie, b. July 1, 1868, in Saybrook, O.
ii. Edith Brayton Maltbie, b. Oct. 15, 1871, in Geneseo, 111.; m.
Aug. 25, 1891, Rev. Albert Wellington Davis, b. in Salem, Ind.,
June 1, 1863. Child :
I. Lloyd Chitten- Davis, b. Oct. 9, 1S92, Bedford, la.
iii. Gertrude Boltwood Maltbie, b. Jan. 12, 1873, in Geneseo, 111.
iv. Percy Southworth Maltbie, b. Mar. 30, 1875, in Oshkosh, Wis.,
d. Aug. 28, 1875, in Chester Center, la.
v. Mildred Noble Maltbie, b. May 7, 1S81, in Montour, la. ; m.
June 30, 1903, Joshua Baldwin Clarke, b. in Winrield, Kan.,
Mar. 8, 1879. Has:
I. Theodore William Clarke, b. Dec. 4, 1904, in Des Moines, la.
37. Lauren Baldwin" Maltbie (Jesse" and Laura Baldwin,
Benjamin,* Daniel? Daniel,1 William^), b. Dec. 25, 1823 ; m. Dec.
15, 1847, Susan Fish, of Warren, O., b. Oct. 27, 1831. He d. in
Topeka, Kan., Sept. 24, 1905. Children:
i. Albert Paxton Maltby, b. June IS, 1851 ; m. May 8, 1SS0, Laura
"O. Shipman. Children:
I. Francis Lyle Maltby, b. Oct. 4, issi.
II. Arthur Lauren Maltby, b. June 17, 1SS6.
III. Nettie Grace Maltey, b. Mar., 1889.
IV. Charles Albert Maltby, b. June. 1890.
ii. Fannie Maltby, b. Oct. 13, 1855 ; m. July 25, 1SS0, Ed^vard Inman
Espy, who d. Feb. 28, 1809, and she m. Eugene E. Holroyd,
M.D. Children:
I. Ralph Edward Espy, b. July 7. 1882.
II. Harold Maltby Espy, b. Feb. 15, 1884.
iii. Winfield Fremont Maltby, b. Nov. 14, 1801; m. Dec. 11, 1882,
Ursula D. Waddell. Children:
1906] Maltby Genealogy. 325
I. Nellie A. Maltby, b. Oct. 6. 1883.
II. Bertha Olivia Maltp.y, b. July 27, 1SS5.
III. Robert Lincoln Maltby, b. Sept. 10, 1^87.
IV. Mary Pearl Maltby, b. and d. IS89.
V. William Edward Maltby, b. Feb. 21, 1891.
VI. Aaron Francis Maltby, b. Apr. 14, 1893.
VII. Beulah Maud Maltby, b. Sept. 10, 1895.
iv. Jesse Lauren Maltby, b. Aug. 25, 1S67: m. June 19, 1S05, Char-
lotte M. Avery. Children:
I. Dorothy Avery Maltby, b. Aug. 12, 1896.
II. Clarence Lauren Maltby. b. Jan. 17, 1S99.
III. Kenneth Maltby, b. Mar. 6, 1904.
v. Nellie Cornelia Maltby, b. Dec. 22, 1868; in. Sept. 21, 1800,
Rev. Ernest Vernon Claypool. Children :
I. Ettelbert Maltby Claypool, b. Jan. 9, 1892.
II. Gertrude Susan Claypool, b. June 17, 1893.
III. James Vernon Claypool, b. Dec. 1, 1899.
NOTES AND QUERIES.
Queries.
The department of Queries is free to members of this Society only. To all others a
charge of ten cents per line will be made.
Persons sending queries to The Quarterly should give their names and P. O. addresses
Eeplies to queries should in all cases be ieut to the Editor, for insertion in The Quarterly
Zimmerman — Watson. — Walburga Zimmerman, thought to have been
born in April, 1870. At the time of her birth her father, Englebert Zim-
i merman, was editor of a Democratic paper in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Her
■ mother, Lucinda Helen Watson, born at Lima, Ohio — a cousin, near or far,
J to Gen. Custis ; her father, John(?) Watsou; mother, Sarah; she had a
; brother John Watson. Is there a history of this Watson family? Want
date of birth of Walburga Zimmerman. E. A. A.
Wanted — References to ancestry of :
1. Sarah , b. abt. 1715; m. Ebenezer Hanchet, of Suffield, Coun.,
abt. 173S
2. Sarah Johnson, b. abt. 173G; m. John Chadwick, Jr., of Worcester,
Mass., 8 Xov., 1750.
3. Abigail Chaffee; m. abt. 1775, Elisha Underwood, of Woodstock,
Conn., and Wales, Mass.
4. Eleanor , b. abt. 1723; m. abt. 1742, Robert Henry, of Stow, Gro-
ton and Shirley, Mass.
4. a AVilliam Henry, who, while of Stow, Mass., bought land in. Lunen-
burg, Mass., 24 June, 1735, whither he removed between 1741 and 1752.
His reputed ancestor, Sergt. John Henry, of Topsfield, Mass., JW0, is a myth.
5. Elizabeth ; m. abt. 1640, John Gager, of New London and Nor-
wich, Conn. '
6. Mary Allen; m. 3 March, 1737, Rev. William Gager, of Lebanon,
Conn., as his third wife.
7. Rebecca Lay (maternal ancestry), b. Lyme, Conn., 9 Sept., 1666 ;
daughter of John, Jr.; m. 1st, Daniel Raymond; 2d, Samuel Gager.
8. Sarah ; m. Henry Stiles, Jr. (b. abt. 1007, d. 1737 or 1746), of
Windsor, Conn.
0. Elizabeth Gibson, b. abt. 1G73; m. 7 Dec, 16%, John Osborn, of E.
Windsor, Conn.
10. Aaron Jaqua, b. abt. 1722; removed (perhaps from Kingstown,
R. I.) to Lebanon and Salisbury. Conn.
326
Notes and Queries.
[Oct.,
11. Hannah Manners (or Warren); m. 1 Dec, 1680, Jonathan Daven-
port, of Dorchester, Wass., and Little Compton, 11. I.
12. Mary ; m. abt. 1642, Thomas Davenport, of Dorchester, Mass.
13. Rebecca Nichols, b. abt. 1641 ; m. 15 March, 1664, Samuel House, Jr.,
of Scituate, Mass.
14. Esther Pritchet; m. 6 Sept., 1677, Dea. Thomos Hanchet, of Weth-
ersfield, Conn., Westfield, .Mass., and Suilield, Conn.
15. Lydia Hay ward, b. abt. 1683; m. 26 Feb., 1707, John Hanchet, of
Westfieid, Mass., and Suffield, Conn.
16. Jane , b. abt. 1626 ; m. before 1657, Ralph Houghton, of Lan-
caster, Mass. Also her husband's ancestry — there appear to have been
three Ralph Hougbtons in Lancaster.
17. Abigail (Wales?), b. abt, 1647; m. abt, 1665, Edward Vose, of Mil-
ton, Mass.
18. John Chadwick, Sr., b. abt. 1701, and Hannah , his wife, b. abt,
1700, of Watertown and Worcester, Mass.
19. Nehemiah4 Underwood (maternal ancestry), of Boston, Mass., and
Woodstock, Conn., b. 5 May, 1721 (Jonathan,3 Joseph,2 Joseph1).
20. Elizabeth , wife of Joseph Underwood, Jr. (b. 1650, d. 1691), of
Watertown, Mass.
21. Mary , wife of Joseph Underwood, Sr. (b. 1614, d. 16 Feb., 1677),
oi Watertown, Mass.
22. Sarah : m. abt. 1689, Capt. Joseph Cady, of Watertown and
Groton, Maes.
Abigail Lee, b. 1703
March, 1723, Stephen Cady, of Killingly,
Conn.
24. Jonathan4 Moulton (Ebene:er,* Robert,2 Robert1), maternal ancestry.
25. Anna Flint; m. 16 Jan., 1745, Jonathan Moulton, of Salem and
Brimfield, Mass., as his second wife. Frederick A. Henry,
1817 E. 63d St., N. E., Cleveland, Ohio.
BOOK NOTICES.
An Early Connecticut Engraver and His Work. By Alfred C, Bates. Hartford.
1906. Paper, pp. 48. Illustrated.
Ex Libris Leaflets. Alvin Hyde, of Ellington, Conn., together with a Review of
An Early Connecticut Engraver and His Work. By James Terry. Printed
for the' author. 78 Wethersfield Ave., Hartford, Conn. July, 1906.
Paper, pp. 17.
The first of these books is an account of Richard Brunton, an engraver of
questionable reputation, probably a counterfeiter who served a term in the
State Prison, and whose work lias been preserved in some book plates and
engravings now extant. Over forty plates are given in the book, and all
that is known of the man set forth.
The second book contains a book plate and explanatory note, and a
savage review of Mr. Bates' book.
The claim is made that most of the statements concerning Brunton are
mere assumptions that have no foundation in fact. To one not an expert
in book plates, it looks like a disagreement between authorities, and those
who are best informed, as we are not, will make a proper decision. The
tone of the second book is very imperious and the spirit far from kindly.
Both are interesting reading.
A List of the Birds of Pickaway County, Ohio, with brief notes on the habits, song.
plumage, and identification of some of the species. By Howard Jones, M. !'•
Park Place Press/Circleville, O. 18^6. Paper, pp. 22. Illustrated.
This is a charming account of the birds of Pickaway County, by one weo
is an authority. It is beautifully printed, evidently at some private press.
and will please both those who are interested in the birds and those who
are amateur printers.
INDEX OF NAMES.
Abbott. 45-50, 67.
101.
146,
Bardslee, 261, 262.
Boardman, 95, 170, 29S.
149.
Bardwell, 299.
Boehm, 84.
Abrams, 2G1.
Barker, 178.
Boerstler, 146.
Abrel, 81.
Barlow, 62, 141.
Boggs, 190.
Acherson, 147. 297.
Barn, 301.
Bohe, 261.
Ackev, 301.
Barney, 54.
Boltwuod, 96.
Acton. 177.
Barnes, 319.
Bones, 297.
Adams. 159, 164, 165. 17
3,185
Barnhart, 301. 321.
Bond, 84, 324.
202. 227. 229
242
261,
Barns, 15, 66, 185, 190. 261,
Bookover. 261.
301.
301.
Boole, 76.
Aedie, 298.
Barnard, 28, 72.
Boone, 212.
Agler, 301.
Bamum, 53-55.
Booth, 68.
Aiken, 70.
Barr, 81-85, 94, 301.
Born, 301.
Ainsworth, 158.
Barrett, 222, 261.
Bostwick, 322.
Akerson. 297.
Barrie, 53. .
Boswick, 179.
Albery, 301.
Barrows, 267, 95. \
Bott, 72.
Albrecht, 138.
Barton, 70.
Bottwood, 324.
Aldrich, 301.
Bascotn, 148.
Bourne, 5.
Aldridge, 167.
Bash, 53.
Bow, 75.
Alger, 301.
Bassett, 147.
Bowdick, 153.
Alkire, 139.
Bateman, 276.
Bowers, 174. 298.
Allen, 144, 159, 195,
199,
200,
Bates, 14.
Bowland, 95.
203 206 01°
2h~>
253,
Battle, 159.
Bowman, 261. 192.
257,' 259 ! 296.
298,
301.
Bauder, 135.
Boyd, 44.
Aller, 267.
Bauclcrman, 84.
Boyington, 317.
Al instead, 315.
Baughman, 301.
Bratton, 195.
Amberg, 149.
Bavard, 43.
Bravee. 146, 147.
Ames, 81.
Beach, 158. 296. 298.300.
Brelsford. 300. 301.
Ambrose, 261.
Beals, 185. "^
"Beard, 61, 184.
Brent, 144. 148.
Anderson, 71, 131,
152.
166,
Brewster. 193.
167, 195, 203,
206,
212,
Beardsley, 165.
Bridges, 184.
250. 261. 316
316
Beam, 302.
Briggs, 138. 147.
Andrews, 33, 67, 95,
147
-149,
Bearlev, 127, 123.
Brigham. 301.
155, 162, 257.
301
Beatley, 301.
Bright, 322.
Andrus, 261.
Beattie, 297.
Brinker. 161.
Armitage, 184.
Beatty, 23, 189.
Bnnkeshoti. 138, 1S5. 299.
Armstrong, 1S7, 296
Becket, 15.
Britton, 184. 185.
Arnold, 29, 36, 301.
Beecher, 54, 101, 143. 297.
Brincv, 14.
Asher, 261.
Beekman, 95.
Bristol, 179.
Ashbrook, 63,297.
Beers. 207.
Brockctt, 191.
Ashton, 149.
Beem, 301.
Brockway, 321.
Athill, 94.
Begges, 228.
Bronson, 293. 302.
Atkin, 316, 320.
>Bell. 195. 260, 299, 301.
Brooks, 29, 95. 147.-
Atwater, 135, 230.
Bellings, 170.
Brothcrlin, 148.
Atwood, 153, 175. •
Bcllus, 261.
Broughton, 267,
Augsperger, 147.
Benedict, 262. 300, 301.
Brack, 293.
Ault, 153.
Benham, 54, 131, 148, ISO. 272
Brunda^e, 178.
Austin, 149, 18.3.
Bennett. 261.
Brown, 15. 23. 28. 32. 06, 120.
Avery, 163, 325.
Benton, 261, 190, 301.
127. 128. 1 10. 153, 156.
Awl, 149.
Berrv. 173.
Berber, 300.
159. 173. 18 1. 185. 190.
195, 227, 230. 257. 277.
Babbitt, 301.
Berkett, 323.
293, 208, 301, 302. 317.
Backus, 52.
Best, 187.
Brounc, 22. 77. 103.
Bacon, 301, 302.
Bethel. 300.
Bryanfw2G4.
Bailey, 81. 143. 144,
174.
Belts, 301.
Buck, 78. 192. 298.
Baker, 182. 184. 189,
267,
29S,
Bicrcc. 134, 135. 13S, 321.
Buckingham, 95. 131.
301.
Bills. 183. 301.
Buckland, 147.
Baldridgc, 43. 168.
Bigger, 23.
Buel. 181, 261.
Baldwin. 21. 99,
101.
152.
Bigham, 14.
Bump. 153.
184. 231, 242,
301,
319.
Bird, 298.
Budd. 301. 302.
Bale. 267, 299.
Bishop, SI, 147. 185, 191. 297.
Bulen. 178. 296.
Ball. 147.
Black, 54, 9r^. 184. 201, 267.
Bulin. 296.
Ballantine, 152. 153.
190.
Blackwell, 78. >•
Bulkley, 155.
Ballcngcr, 297.
Blake. 139. „S
Bnllen,'301.
Bancroft, 95, 192.
Blakely, 185.
Bundock. 150.
Bankart. 149.
Blain, '185.
Bullock. 168.
Banks. 176. 103.
Blair. 95.
Burbridge, 159.
Barber. 153, 301, 303.
B!anchard. 51, 177.
Burleigh, 73.
Barbour. 232.
Blinn. 118, 149.
Burget, 134.
Barden, 76.
BHsh, 96.
Burphart. 257.
Bardeen, 191.
Blynn, 148, 149.
Burnet. 20. 25. 27. 100.
Bardman, 2(JS.
Blythc. 150.
Burns. 67.
327
328
Index of Names.
Burrington, 95.
BurrcmKhs, 261.
Burt, 72.
Burr. 48, 83-85, 151.
Bushnell. 294, 295, 301. 307.
Butcher. 186.
Butler, 30. 148. 250, 263. 272.
Butterfield, 153, ISO.
Byers, 179.
Byrne, 311.
Cady, 170.
Calhoun, 296.
Call, 69.
Callender, 74.
Galium, 14.
Cammeron, 3.
Campbell, 75, 106, 182. 230,
233, 267. 291, 296, 299.
300. 302.
Camp, 302.
Canfield, 298, 300.
Canine, 267, 269.
Card, 157.
Carev, 298.
Carhart, 261.
Carlile, 94.
Carlisle, 94.
Carman, 317.
Carmichael, 186.
Carney, 67.
Carpenter, 61, 189, 258, 298,
308.
Carroll. 231, 298, 299.
Carter, 149.
Carson, 184.
Case, 95, 185, 274. 298, 299,
301. 302.
Caskav, 191. 154.
Caswell, 262.
Caul kins, 262.
Chaffee, 146, 172, 315.
Chalmers, 76.
Chamberlain, 257.
Chambers, 147, 315.
Chandler, 302.
.Chapman, 74, 1$9„ 302.
Chase, 145. 148, 149, 176.
Chester, 185.
Cheke, 156.
Cherry, 52.
Chickering, 51.
Chiderter, 267.
Chilson, 63.
Chipman, 172, 174.
Chittenden. 148.
Chrisman, 149.
Chrishian, Christie, 195. 197,
203.
Church. 181.
Cicil, 166. ,
Clapham, 299, 300. 302. •
Clark, 154. 170, 267. 296-298,
302. 303, 318. 324.,
Clarke. 96, 135. 298. 299.
Clarkson, 173.
Clay. 127, 12S. 231, 249.
Clans, 187.
Clavpool, 325.
Clel'land, 320.
Clement. 193.
Clemons, 140, 302. .'. " - -
Cleveland. 262, 297.
Clevenger, 185.
Clinton, 120-129.
Closson, 302.
Clouse, 302.
Clover, 185. O
Cobb. 317. /
Cable. 185.
Coe. 302.
Coil. 302.
Cody. 170.
Cole. 65-76. 95, 185, 272-274.
Collar. 319.
Collins. 299.
Colgrove. 61.
Collett. 106.
Colluni, 302.
Colton. 71. 95, 104. 165, 258.
Colville, 84.
Colvin. 206.
Colwell, 185.
Covell. 301.
Compton. 182.
Comstock, 160. 296, 298.
Comlcv, 147.
Condit. 299. 302.
Conley, 153.
Congendiffer, 187.
Connelly, 296, 297.
Conrad, 143, 182, 1S5.
Convers, 149, 296.
Conklin, 267.--
Conkling, 318, 319.
Coolev, 171.
Coolidge. 149.
Coolman, 122.
Cook, 61, 140, 296, 297. 299.
Cooper, 66, 154, 173.
Coons, 302.
Copenger, 94.
Corbly. 23.
Corev, 1S8.
Corwin, 229, 231. 241. 242,
244, 250.
Colton, 46, 135.
Coulter, 267.
Courtright, 136. 296. 297, 302.
Covell, 302.
Covert, 294.
Cove*-. 1S9.
Cowgill, 262.
Cov.en, 41.
Cowles, 147-149. 315.
Cox. 153. 185, 302.
Crabb, 185,
Crafts, 158.
Craig, 166, 195, 215.
Crane, 233.
Crattv, 297, 300, 302.
Crawford. 14, 195, 200, 317.
Creighton, 298. 302, 316.
Creuston, 184.
Crippen. 302.
Crittenden. 68. 79.
Crisp, 94.
Crist. 302.
Crocker, 16S.
Crosby, 318.
Crowhelton, 298.
Crow, 136. '
Crovur, 94.
Crov, 185.
,Grvder, 185.
Cubbage, 302.
Curtis, 55, 298. 302. 320.
Cully, 82.
Cummings, 302. 321.-
Cunningham, SI. 299. 302.
Curry, 184, 288, 289.
Cushman, 170.
Cuthbertson, 3, 4. 6.
-euttrr. 23. 95, 144.
Cushing. 191.
Dage, 179, 184.
Dull v. 186.
Dalgel, 298, 302.
Dangler, 146.
Darling, 77. 153. 154, 316, 31S.
Darlington, 21, 26.
Datigherty, 320.
Davenport, 262.
Davidson. 184. 185, 262.
300.
Davis, 184, 185, 1S9, 27^,
280, 2S8. 293, 207- ;
302, 324.
Dawson, 162, 302.
Day. 268, 297, 300. 302.
Dean, 184, 298. 302.
Debolt. 187.
Decker, 185, 302.
Delgel, 185.
Delano, 147.
Delaplane, 135.
Demass, 14.
Demarest, 185.
DeGood, 302.
Denny, 155, 156, 160.
Dent, 1S9.
Dennison, 147, 17S.
Derbv, 95.
Depyster, 122.
Desha, 131.
Derhler, 147, 148.
Dennett, 302.
Dewey, 73.
Dexter, 93.
Devency, 62.
Dickman, 262, 149. 302.
Dicken, 262.
Dickerson, 197, 262, 276.
Dickinson, 67, 228.
Dickey, 296, 298-300, 302
Dildine, 184, 185.
Dill, 167,298,46,302.
Dillcy, 62.
Dinan, 190.
Dinwiddie, 93.
Dirst, 26S.
Dixon, 183. 302.
Dobbin, 9, 10.
Doan, 171, 173.
Doane, 135, 136.
Dodds, 297.
Dodge, 149.
Doersam, 1S7.
Doherty, 229.
Donaldson, 298.
Donald, 292.
Doney, 81.
Dona van, 302.
Donnan. 302.
Doolittle, 152. 160.
Doran, 302.
Dorman. 151. 318.
Dousrherty, 70.
Douthert, 95.
Dorsey, 168.
Douglas. 179.
Downs, 191, 315.
Doxon, 166.
Downer, 170.
Doyle, 302.
Draper, 302.
Drake, 268, 302.
Drees, 147.
Drew, 68.
Drver, 143.
Dubois. 298. 30. 32.
Duch, 10S.
Duff, lSr>,
Dulen. 297.
Duncan. 297. 301.
Duckworth. 302.
Dunham. 262.
Dunlap, 22t>.
Dunlevy. 210. 10. 21-23,
Dunmore. 196, 109.
Dunn, 148.
Dunning. 67.
Durant, 63, 297, 298.
Durling. 302.
Durham, 67.
I
'\J
Index of Names.
320
Dustin, 297,
Dutch, 297.
Dyar, 95.
Fames, 77.
Karl, 298.
Earley, 184,
Easter, 142.
Fasten, 298.
Eaton, 180, 187.
Eddev, 44. .
Eder," 185. v
Edgar, 149.
Edmonson, 173, 285, 299.
Edwards, 05, 298.
Egle, 41, 43.
Eisenhart, 158.
Elliott, 184. 22G. 298, 302.
Ellis, 53, 105, 170, 184.
Elmore, 184.
Emick, 187.
Emig, 1S7.
Ensign, 51.
Erwin, 14.
Emery, 184, 185.
Espy, 12, 14, 324.
Estell, 2S5.
Estill, 195-197.
Evans, 94, 135, 1S4. 220, 302,
319.
Evarts^KM, 153, 202.
Ewing,' 109, 127, 228.
Everitt, 147.
Eyell, 189.
Fairbanks, 154.
Fairman, 208.
Faivre, 70.
Fancher, 302, 303.
Farquer, ISO. 322.
Farr, 100.
Faxon, 155.
Fav, 147.
Farker, 302.
Fee, 50.
Fenton. 2GS.
Fernald, 94.
Ferris, 3(J2.
Person, 2GS, 297, 302, 303.
-Ferguson, 44, 127.
Fermor, 14.
Filson, 33.
Findlay, 5, 42.
Fingar, 147.
Fish, 319. 324.
Fisher, 139, 1S5, 320.
Fitzgerald, 313.
Flagg, 202.
Flanders, 147.
Flannegan, 297, 298, 303.
Flower. 298.
Fogle, 302. -,
Foley, 184. '
Follett, 01, 147.
Ford, 72, -148, 223.
Forshee, 81.
Forsythe, 147, 170.
Foster, 2-15, 208, 299, 302. 303.
Fowler, 302. 303, 317.
/] Franklin, 297, 29S.
' Fraker, 94.
FrankTitr, 303.
Frame, 200.
Frankenstein, 251.
F rayer, 122.
Freehart, 290. >o
Freeman, 'JW, 302.
Frey, 188. -v
French, 185, 259.'
/ F round, 188.
Fulkmer, 298.
Fuller, 51, CO, 01. 71, 1S2. 29S* Greenwood, 154.
310
Fulles, 31S.
F'ullerton, 95, 148.
Funk, 72.
Furness, 202.
Furman, 147.
Gage, 155.
Gagcr, 153, 190. '
Gallatin, 102, 114,
Galloway, 147, 158.
Galbraith, 5, 297.
Gamble, 54, 140, 195.
Gander, 175. 184, 185.
Gangewer, 149.
Gardiner, 297, 298, 303.
Gard, 81, 95.
Garrett, 220, 222.
Garland, 294, 301.
Gaston, 297, 298.
Garfield, 70.
Garvina, 303.
Garner, 303.
Garthright, 298.1
Garvin, 298.
Gary, 319.
Gates, 297, 301, 303.
Gastinger, 303.
Gattin, 190.
Gaulv, 169.
Gaugh, 14.
Gav, 65, 148, 185, 294.
Gebbard, 172.
Gcarhart, 134.
Gerard, 23.
George, 2G8.
Gerould, 95, 255, 250.
Gervais, 179.
Getchell, 323.
Gephart, 142.
Gibbs, 3 71, 1S9.
Gibson, 172, 184.
Giger, 303.
Giflord, 202.
Gill, 148, 149, 303.
Gillespie, 290.
Gildersleve, 297.
Gilbarth, 298.
Gilbert, 257.
Girven, 170.
Gillette, 54, 259.
Gil more, 28, 37.
Gleason. 142.
Glosson, 202.
Glass, 303.
Godman, 185.
Goble, 303.
Godoun, 1S4.
,Goforth. 22, 23, 99-101.
'Goodhue, 208, 298.
Goodwin, 259.
Goodrich, 259, 200.
Goodson, 184.
Goode, 109.
Gooding, 1S4.
Goldsmith, 29S. 1S5.
Gordon, 284, 303.
Gorman, 174, 184.
Gould, 55, 159. 303.
Gove, 172.
Granger, 233, 208.
Grace, 1S4, 100.
Gradcy, 131.
Graves. 303.
Grav, 08, 9b 181.298.303.
Graham, 82, 108. 180, 29:
303.
Greenleaf. 135. 140. 100.
Greenhow, 173.
Greeley. 104.
Grccn,v202, 180, 290, 303, 31.:
Grinncll, 303.
Greve, 100.
Gregg, 310, 317.
Gregory, 48, 152, 202.
Griffith, 202.
Grigsbv, 201.
Griswold. 174, 1SS, 189. 134.
137.
Grinncll. 303.
Grist, 303.
Groom, IS 4.
Grover, 185.
Grovtton. 184.
Gx-ubb, 184.
Gullv, 185, 297.
Gufts, 2G2.
Gundy, 185.
Gunu, 2(\2.
Gun, 109.
Guppy, 170.
Gunisey, .153.
Gustine, 202.
Guerin, 303.
Gunderman, 303.
Guthrie, OS.
Hahn, 303.
Hale, 150.
Hall, 182. 202, 297, 299.
Hame. 154.
Hamer, 231.
Hamil, 140.
Hamilton, 94, 95, 147, 184.
Hammond, 303.
Hanchell, 314, 317.
Handon, 178.
Hanna, 173. 204.
Hanson, 179.
Hard, 303.
Hardcsty, 82.
Hardin, 303.
) Flarding, 154.
Hardv, 177. .
Harkclroad, 262.
Harkins, 189, 263.
Harness, 159.
Harper, 14, 192.
Harris, 135, 182, 185, 203, 209,
299, 303.
Harrison. 109, 115. 119. 120.
127, 128, 131, 147, 156,
1GG, 1G7, 2(2. 241, 297,
Hart, 55, 185, 257, 290-299.
303.
Harter, 153.
Hartman, 182.
Hart well, 150. 170, 25S.
Hartmver, 140.
Harvey, 203.
Harwood, 170.
Hastings, 149, 154.
Hattel. 84.
Hankel, 17S. -
Haven, 203. 303./
Havens, 82. 2G3, 209, 298.
Haverly, 296.
Hawkey, 185
Havden, 145.
• Havs, 298. 303.
i Haves, 70, 319.
Ileadlev. 300.
Heath, 00.
I Iron, 263.
Hedges, 184.
Iff inmiller, 190.
Heman. 263.
Hcltrc. 188.
lb brick, 177.
Hellman, 1S4.
Helmick, 297.
Hclsel, 147.
330
Index of Names.
Hempstead, 296. 297. 298,
Hemmingwey, 54.
Henderson, 15, 184, 297
Hendrv, 19.
Hen&ren, 185.
Henthbrne, 297, 298.
Herzog, 139.
11 err, 147.
Herrick, 319.
HeiTitigton, G9.
Herron, 299.
Hess, 296.
Hews, 185.
■ Hewett, 94, 174, 1SS.
Heyl, 143-147.
Higby, 321.
Hibbin, 147.
Hickey, 297.
Higgins, 61.
Hill, 43, GG, 179.226.276,
Hiliman, 182.
Hills, 95, 151, 272.
Hilsinger, 82.
Hillyer, 171.
Hinds, S03.
Hines, G7.
Hinman, 95, 323.
Hippie, 174.
Hish, 140.
Hitchcock, 263.
Hoad, 263.
Hoadley, 2G3.
Hodgden, 298, 299.
Hoeekle, 141.
Hoffman, 154, 159.
Iiofer, 324.
Hose, 156, 184, 233.
Holbrook, 53, 54, 77.
HoIIey, 2G3.
Hollister, 1S7.
Holton, 303.
Hollywood, 25S.
Holmes, 184, 303.
Hoi man, 54.
Holyrod, 324.
Hooker, 40. 65, 175.
Hooper, 303.
Hoover, 177, 1S4, 303.
Hopkins, 187, 311, 322.
Horen, 71.
House, 185.
Hough, 174, 309, 323.
Horn, 140, 303.
Hosrner, 310.
Hotchki^s, 2G3.
Howard, 72. 95, 147, 257,
297, 300. 301, 303.
Howe, 301.
Rowels, 94.
Hoves, 263.
Hoflocker, 299. 303.
Hubbard, 95. 263.
Huber, 142.
Hudson, 184.
Huffman, 1SG.
Hughes, 67.
Hulbutt, 322.
Hulk, 263.
Hull, 29.
Huddleson, 303.
Humason, 135.
Humphry. 259.
Hunt, KS4. 233, 262. 269,
299, 305.
Huntrr, 33, 95, 139, 271,
Huntington, 94, 101, 109,
228.
Huggett. 298.
Hard, 147.
Hurlburd, 185.
Hurlburt, 269.
Hutchinson, 165.
301. Hutson, 185.
Hutches. 300.
,298. Hyatt, 151, 186.
Hyde. 65, 66. 178. 2GS, 303.
lhrig, 76.
Iiams, 184.
Ingerham, 60.
Ingraham, 185.
Innis, 179, 290.
Irvin, 121, 127, 207, 212, 303.
Irwin, 263.
Ives, 45.
Inskeep, 297, 298.
Jack, 263.
Jackson. 29. 35. 148, 16S, 229,
297, 300, 303.
Jacobv, 44.
James, 23, 189.
Jameson ,184, 268, 270, 297,
299.
Janes, 299.
Jarvis, 43.
Jaycox, 269.
Jaynes, 269.
Jefirey, 95.
Jeti'ries, 185.
Jennings, 44, 187.
Jenkins, 150. 301, 309.
Jewett, 65, 184, 218, 219.
-Johnson. 109, 131, 171, 303,
307.
Johnston, 82, 184, 1S5, 250.
y,. Jones, 95, 119, 141. 147f"l75,
184, 193. 263, 269, 296,
297, 303.
Jordan, 144, 14S, 1S5, 303.
Judd. 96.
Julian, 297.
Juopenlaz, 141.
Junhu, 29S.
Kurr. 141,
Keete, 14.
Keeler, 150 ,151, 29G, 303.
Keen, 14, 2G4.
KetTer, 136, 140, 142, 143. '
• Kellar, 264.
VKeller, 141.
-X-Kcllv, Kellev, 50, 127, 264.
- Kels'ev, 147, 264, 303.
Kelton, 147. 149.
Kendall. 200. 301.
Kendricks, 257.
2GS, Kennicut, 60.
Kenedy, 14.
Kent, 79.
Kenton, 290.
Kenyon, 55, 297, 299.
Kesling, 127, 128.
Kersev, 95, 272.
Keys, 85, 135, 316.
Kerr, 184.
Ketchun, 303.
Kibber, 321.
Kidd. 189.
Kid well, 290.
Kilbourne, 95, 147, 174.
King, 61, 131, 155. 299, 301.
303, 316. 320.
Kingsburv, 65, 97.
29S, Kinkead, 187, 315.
Kimicv. 299.
272. Kious, 299.
14S. Kirkpatrick, 14.
Kinnear, 17s.
Kissinger. 299.
Kitchell. 22. 23.
Klaus. Ins.
Kline, 148.
Klippart, 149.
Knaebcl, 151.— „
Knapp, 257, 258, 314. 315. 323
Kinckerbocker, 44.
Knox, 1^00, 2U7, 210, 212, 299
Kohn, 299.
Kohr, 177. £ '
Kost, 324. \
Kramer, 184, 303. . n
Kraus, 72. -.* •"
Kuhn, 1SS.
Kurtland, 316. ' ■ \ -^
Kusterer, 141. ;, " '_\
La Fayette, 128-130, 259. j '
La Serre, 86-92, 95.
Lackey, 264.
Lair, 186.
Lamb, 257.
Lambert, 159. 185.
Landon, 68, 300, 303.
Lane, 167.
Langhan, 21, 26, 94, 99, 100.
270.
Lanman, 147.
Lash, 164. .; ':]
Latham, 296. jm
Lathrop, 158.
Latta, 30, 3-4.
Lawrence, 4, 1G6, 167. .
Laws, 184. ' S; I;
Lazelle, 67. --• -
Lea, 95. '^ifj
Leach, 303. " ~.
Leaky. 323. . ■ **
Leavitt, 230.
Leidv, 304.
Lee, 73, 149, 1G3. 185. 294.
206, 301,303, 304, 307,
309, 324.
Lerte, 159.
Leeky, 301, 303. j.. g'g
Legg, 185. .-. a ':!
Leland, 257. . ' "4 'p.
Lenker, 139.
Leroy, 153.
Lewis, 68, 170, 196, 109, 200,
203, 238, 264, 303, 323.
Lighnter, 318.
vLinn, 145, 175. g t
Limlenberger, 297, 300, •.. j •.
Likes, 303. £
Lisle, 303. . £<j
Linnabery, 303. ■ " -
Likens, 303. "J-
Lisson, 316. R ■■■
Little, 269, 301, 317. L $ 3
Linky, 14. ^ • -_.
Lindslev, 55. ' : - * ,
Livingston, 69, 303. 304. " V
Locke, 255. £ Jy <
Lockhart, 8.
Loomis, 153, 184, 185, 290,
298, 299, 300, 303, Z01.
Loop, 269. 1 ;-
Long, 67. 1S4. 185, 29S.
Lord, 127. 134. 159. < • .
Loty. 188. J
Lovcland, 135.
Loury, 303, 301. ;'- g • .. :
Lowther, 8. 5
Ludlow, 19, 23, 25, 151. j -'
Lunkford, 278, 279.
Lynch, 135. - \ \
Lynn, 94. ?.'
Lynard, 174.
Lytic, 131. 201.
Lyon. 52. 94. 208. 303. 301. -„
McAdow, 175.
McAfee, 215.
McArthur, 100. 156, 276. 293.
McBride, 286.
Index of Names.
331
McCarnev, 290.
MeCarty," 107.
McClelland, 14:
McCloud, 185.
McCture, 23, 195.
McCiintock, 202, 300.
McCloskey, 2(3-1.
McClerv. 299, 300, 301, 304.
McClurg, 299.
McClung, 210. 219.
McCormick, 13.r>.
McCov, 17, 164, 304.
MeColly, 304.
McComb, 297, 299.
McCurdy, 304.
McCracken, 127.
McCrea, 135.
McCutchan, 297, 300, 304.
McCue, 195, 200.
McCullough, 148; 270. 300, 304
McDonnald, 296, 301.
McDennot. 184.
McDiU, 249.
McDonald, 94.
McDowell, 195. 304.
Mc Dunce. 70.
McElhar.ey, 184.
McFarland, 1S1.
McGiven, 30 i.
McGill, 185, 300.
McGinns*, 41-43.
McGonigal, 289.
McGtiffv, 296.
Mcllvain, 228.
Mcjitnsey, 10. ■
McKilbtjft-ck,
-McKay, 53.
McKnight, 15.
McKoun, 74. *—
McLane, 300.
McLean, 8, 105, 10S, 122, 157,
233, 242, 250.
McLene, L57.
McLeod, 301, 297, 299, 304.
McManigal, 95.
McMillan. McMillin, 23, 99,
100. 101, 304.
McXarv, 321.
McNeal. 135.
MeNair, 195. 199, 200.
McVav, 301.
McWhirk, 304.
McWilliams, 304.
Maekey. 147.
Madcr,' 137.
Madison. 310.
Main, 317.
Majors, ISO.
Maltbv, Mahbic, 314, 315.
Mattb'v, 95.
Mann,' 159. 304.
Manier, 204.
Maiv.vurimf, 94, 102.
Marts, 147,
Markell, J 75.
Marker, 09.
Marple, 299.
Marriott, 304.
Marshall, IS, 169.
Marsh. 61.
. Martin. 14, 9r>, 149 ,185, 297,
299, 304.
. Martindale, 181.
I Maverick, 169.
Marvin. 259.
Mason, 182, 315. 318.
• Massie, 14, 21, 26, 109, 200,
276.
i Mather, 171.
Matson, 164.
i Mattoon, 298, 299, 300. 301,
304.
,'1'i.
Mathews. 135, 184, 195, 264.
Mauer, 137, 159.
Mauser, 182, 304.
Maxon ,55.
Maxwell, 29.
M'av, 95, 264, 206.
Mavdewell, 176.
Mayhcsv. 315, 321.
Maynard, 178. 297.- "
Mavo, 168.
Mead, 171-173.
Means. 137, 189, 290.
Mechling, 137.
Medbery, 95, 272.
Medford, 304.
Meeker. 14. 300.
Meigs, 14, 107.
Menypeny ,147.
Meredith, IS4.
Merrell, 297, 29S, 304.
Mei-ion, 149.
Merrey, 147.
Merriam, 259.
Merrick, 95.
Men-is, 300.
— -Messenger, 318,
Michell, 180, 187.
Miles, 66, 160.
" Miller, 19, 44, 48, 01. 82, 85,
128, 184, 185, 228, 296,
Milthouse.'l89.
Millspaugh, 67.
Mills, 187.
Miner. 155, 1S4.
Minot, 135.
Minster, 143.
Mish, 175.
Mitchell, 73, 236, 297.
Mix, 127.
, Miier, 175.
Mock, }S5.
Moeler, 136.
Moffat, 195, 197,204.
Molyneaux, 191.
Monroe, 94, 229.
Montour. 292.
Moodie, 147.
Moodv, 175.
Moon, 72. 291.
,Moore, 61, 195, 201, 269, 297
299, 300, 304.
Morehead, 184.
Morev. 187.
Morgan, 264, 209.
Morris, 37, 128, 134, 160, 166,
173, 184, 205
304.
Morrow, 1-27, 99-133, 22
254.
Morse, 53, 61.-
Moses, 169.
Moss, 264.
Mot, 144.
Mute, 251.
Mott, 74.
Moulton, 55.
Mullen, 185. 299.
Mulliken, 179.
Munver, 314. 317.
MurdMck, 61.
Murry, 1. 3. 4.
Muskit, 9 1.
Murphy, 299, 30-1.
Murry, 316.
Myers. 136, 146, 187. 304.
Nappier, 168.
Nass, 142.
Navdenbush, 184.
Nccl, LS7.
Neil, 95. 146, 147, 149. 304.
33, 301,
Osborn,
Osburn,
Osburnc,
315.
148,
257,
301.
Needles, 184, 1S5. V}i
Neds. 304. -
Nelson. 296, 297, 299. ."
Newell, 299.
Newton, 301.
Newcorhb, 301.
Neville, 147, 149.
Nettleton. 264, 269.
Nichols, 78, 181, 299.
Niswanger, 148.
Neiswinder, 304.
Niles, 135.
Noble. 67. 146, 166. 269.
Nolan, 204.
Norcross, 52.
North, 323
Northup, 186. 300.
Nutt, 269, 304.
Nungesser, 304.
Oglcvee, 84.
Ogden, 1S3, 299.
O'Harra. 185. 304.
Olmstead, 82, 127, 299,
Orcutt, 63.
Orndorff, 85.
Orton. 67.
72, 82, 147.
150, 161, 233
258. 204. 296
J 317, 323.
Outrington, 52.
Owen, 178.
Pace, 304.
Paddock, 16S.
Page, 264, 269.
Paige, 172.
Palmer, 16S, 304.
Pancake, 185.
Parhm, 185, 189.
Park, 297, 299, 304. '
Parkhurst. 299
Parker, 43, 67. 173.
Parkate, 264.
Parkhell, 5, 12, 14.
Parish, 94, 98, 181, 1S2, 1S5.
Parmalee, 71.
Parmenter, tO.
Parnell, 74.
Parsons, 29.
Parks, 52.
Patchen, 3 IS.
Patrick, 204. 269.
Patterson, 5. 14, 79, 81, 178.
IS"). 269, 300.
Paul. 22, 23. 25. 304.
Pearson. 167.
Pearce, 51. 144. 147.
Pease, 10S, 158.
Peck, 96.
Pedrick. 136, 142.
Peckert. 06.
Pegg. 300.
Pelton, 299.
Pendleton, 131, 1S1.
Penn, 5. 9.
Perley, 269.
Perfect, 304.
Perry, 53. 300. 301.
Peters. 159. 304.
Phinney, 180, 258. 20°. 297.
298, :KM\ 300.
Phelps. 95, 164, 173. 272. 296.
207, 298. 209. 300. 301.
310.
Phillips, 95, 163. 299. 304.
Pheneger, 30 1.
Piekerii g. 207.
Pierce, L86, 304, 322.
Pii n v. 185.
Pier pout, Id.
332
Index of Names.
Pike, SO, 191.
Finney, 177, 1S4, 297, 29S,
300, 304.
Piper, 184.
Pinckard, 1Gb.
Pittman, 1.95.
Pitkin, 321.
Place. 204.
Plcuvett, 298.
Piatt, 140. 148, 149, 159.
Plumb, 171.
Poage, 195, 200.
Pollock, 174.
Pomerov, 61.
Pool. 185, 298, 299, 304.
Pontius, 130, 1S5. 304.
Porter, 55, 98, 135, 1S9, 224,
297, 304.
Poppleton, 204.
Potter, 147, 103, 272.
Powas, 53.
Powell, 143, 165, 181, 105.
Postle, 304.
Prather, 160,
Pratt, 61, 261,317.
Prentiss, 149.
Preston, 195, 314.
Price, 304.
Prichard, 101.
Priest, 304.
Preudfk, 15.
Praden, 62.
Probasco, 250.
Prouty, 299.
Powers, 304.
Puckette, 189.
Purdy, 147.
Punderson, 264.
Puilenberger, 147. 297.
Pugh, 296, 304.
Pumphrev. 298.
Putnan, 319.
Pyle, 1S3.
Purmost, 299.
Purceil. 312.
Quimby, 170.
Quirin, 158, 300, 304.
Rainear, 1S5.
Ramsev, 185. 305.
Rami;/,' 168, 305.
Randall, 65, 172, 175.
Ranck, 2uS.
Rankin, 5.
Randolph, 297.
Rathbone, 127.
Ravmond, 259.
Rager. 1S5.
Reece, 184. 189.
Reed, 66, 67, 319.
Reeder, 19, 184.
Rees, 305.
Rem my, 103.
Renick. 159, 1S9. 290.
Reynolds, 115, 300.
Rhoaries, 1S5.
Rhodes, 305.
Rice. 78, 135. 189.
Richardson, 60, 61, 122, 265.
Richards, 305.
Rirlell. 305.
Ridenour, 305.
Rigby, 305.
Kit, hie. 305.
Ridgeuav, 149, 205.
Riei el, 136.
Riley, 23. 100, 1S5, ISO.
Rickwell, ISO.
Rinier, 185.
Ringer, 73.
Risdeu, 97.
Robb, 43. 16S.
^ Roberts, 6S, 168, 1S2, 298, 300.
305.
Robinson, 52. 85, 195. 297
299,300,30!.
Robbins, 300.
Roberston, 300, 301,305.
Rockev, 30.5.
Rodgers, 184, 189.
Roe, 269.
Rogers, 55, 1S4.
Rohr, 147.
Rolfe, 14.
Rood, 323.
Roof, 136, 137, 269, 305.
Rose, 172, 314, 315.
Rosecrans, 170, 311-313.
Rosenburg, 148. s
Ross, 33, 128, 1S2, 1S4, 230,
231, 233, 205, 305.
Rownd, 95.
Routh, 166.
Roland, 305.
Rudiscll, 147.
Rudolph, 107.
Rugg, 322.
Ruqgles, 95, 160, 272.
Rudy, 269.
Rule, 195.
Runyan, 184.
Russell. 95, 97, 183.
Ruppenthal, 94.
Rvan, 95.
Rush, 296.
Rvant, 300.
Rugg, 300, 305. 322.
Rutliff, 315.
Sabin, 78.
Sachett, Sackett, 262, 265, 270
297.
Sackrides,'2G6.
SafTord, 159.
Sanders, 265.
Sales, 55.
Sanford, 185.
Sardenes, 299.
Sarber, 185.
Sargent, 231.
Sattcrly, 305.
Saur, (see Sowers).
Saunders, 83, 266.
Sawyer, 171, 294, 310.
Savage, 14S, 149.
Saxe, 1S9.
Saxton, 142.
St. Clair, 19. 23, 24, 33-45, 166
-168.
St. Hushley, 226.
St. John, 65, 6S.
Saul, 297.
Schenk, 23.
Schlever. 140.
Schlitt, 188.
Schnebly, 143, 144.
Schneider. 158.
Schrock, 298, 300.
Schucller, 148.
Schwarth, 1SS.
Scorell, 265.
Scofield, 305.
Scott, 68, 178. 184. 213. 218,
219, 265, 296, 301, 305.
Sedenham, 44.
Seeley, 17/ .
Seeds. 185.
Sells. 185, 297. *»
Selbert, 305.
Sellers. 269.
Seman, 14, 95.
Scwell. 260.
Seward, 14.
Soymore, 318.
Shade, 205. 260.
Shafer, 82.
Shannon. 43, 297.
Sharp, 70. 184. 265, 297.
Shaw, 319.
Shearer, 176.
Shedd, 297, 298.
Sheets, 167.
Shelby, 205.
Sheldon, 90, 310.
Shephard, 51-58, 93.
ShcpardsL.n, 27:i.
Sdipman, 163.
Sherman, do, 175, 185,
305.
Sherwood, 266.
Shields. 14.
Snipe, 299, 300.
Shipman, 824.
Shinn, 185.
Shirk, 06.
Shrum, 184, 305.
Shok.ny, 300.
Shoemaker, 184, 1S5.
Shultz, 140.
Short, 305.
Shull, 305.
Sickle, 14.
Simonds, 52
Sibley, 176.
Sides, 324.
Siger, 55.
Skeels, 305.
Skillen, ISO.
Slack, 265, 297.
Slambach, 315.
Sloane, 122.
Slough, 265.
Smallman, 185.
Smart, 61.
Snodgrass, 299.
Smith, 19, 22, 23, 26. 61
68, 73, 95. 104,
139, 146-148. 160,
183-185, 189, 251,
265, 269, l?'J7, 298,
300, 305, 315,
Snowden, 146.
Snyder, 305.
Solace, 14S-149.
Sone, 184.
Souders, 137.
Southard, 73.
Sowers, 142.
Solomon, 154, 155.
Spain, 184
Sprague, 77-85. 140, l'57.
Spangler, 71/ 185.
Specr, 200.
Spelman, 170.
Spencer, 257, 305.
Spooner, 78, 270, 298,
305. "
Spore, 54.
Soring. 270, 299.
Springer, 166.
Sprengle, 135.
Spurgcon, 297.
Squire, 185, 300.
Steblens, 297.
Stack, 266.
Stamburg, 298.
Stark, 5"' »
Stale/. L'Y_', 2S: .285.
Stanley, 52, low.
184.
.■; . 305.
Starr. 1S4, 212, 3<
Stall, 43.
Steel, L'OJ. 270.
Stemblc, 147.
Index of Names.
333
Stern, 185.
Triplett, 305.
Wengert, 305.
Stephenson, 305.
True. 83.
Wells. 101, 22S. 299.
Steward, 205.
Turner, 08, 83, 182, 257.
Wcstwater, 94.
Stewart, 73, 82, 117.
Turney, 95, 137, 189.
West, 53. 176.
Stevens, 265, 299,
Tubhs. 68.
Westervelt. 300.
Stienvalt, 140, 184.
Tucker, 298, 310.
Wetherell, 298.
Stimson, 1S2.
Tuller, 305.
Whavman, 95, 186,
272-1
74
Stiver. 187.
Tuther, 148.
Wheat. 6S.
Stillwell. 316.
Tut tie, 195, 201.
Wheaton, 95, 272.
Stimniell, 305.
Twigg, 266, 270.
Wheeler. 184.
Stocking, 139.
Twiss, 66.
White, 19, 23, 25,
76,
185.
Stockdale, 8G.
Tyler, 241, 242, 305.
265, 266, 305
Stone, 52, 100, 145,
147-
-149.
Tyre, 75.
Whitesides. 81.
175, 263, 297.
Whitman, 266.
Whitemth-232.
Stoncbrakcr, 147.
Ulsh, 175.
Stool tire. 82.
Upton, 67.
Whitcomb, 61.
Stowe, 323.
Ulrv, 305.
Whitsel, 185. 270.
Strickland, 179.
Uncles, 305.
Whiting, 298.
Strong, 147, 209, 30-
>, 316.
Utley, 299, 300, 303.
Whitehead. 290. 300
301.
305,
Strayer. 142.
Whitney, 65.
Stout, 145, 266.
Valantine, 142, 266.
Whittlesey, 42, 66, 1
22.
Stoutzenbcrger, 147.
Van Benschoten, 228.
Wignell, 396.
Streth, 316.
Vance, 95, 166, 228, 233, 305.
Wickiser, :W5.
Stroh, 20b.
Van Cleve, 23.
Wielman, 72.
Styer. 298.
Vandeverve, 75.
Wigton, 305.
Stuart, 66.
Vanderburgh, 185.
Wilbor, 270.
Stuckev, 190.
Vincent, 298.
Wilbur, 78, 295.
Stultz, 184.
Vandine, 297, 298.
Wilcox, 61. 266, 270
305,
306.
Styger, 305.
Van Hauler, 189, 190.
Wickiper, 305.
' Stygler, 305.
Van Kirk, 305.
Wilder, 51, 139.
Sullivant, 144, 149.
Van Licen, 172.
Wiles, 122.
Sutherland, 187.
Vansieveir, 305. >
Wilkinson. 73.
Sutten, 168, 1S7.
Van Sickle, 300. /
Williamson, 300.
Suttle, 184.
Van Rensselear, 69. 127.
Williard, 147, 148.
.Swartz, 305.
Van Trump, 140.
Williams. 28, 06, 7
">, 82
, 94.
Swearingcc, 220.
Van Zant, 74.
149, 174, 1S5,
206,
270
Sweet, 189.
Varis, 185.
295, 296, 305
309
Swormstead, 185.
Vogle, 1S8.
Willson. 257. 257.
Symmes, 11, 13, 15,
US,
245.
Wilson, 5, 22, 23. 82
, 94.
189,
Waddell, 321.
207, 22S, 259,
293.
299,
Taft, 53.
Waddle. 160.
305.
Tavlor, 146, 147, 149
175
ISO,
Wade, 23.
Winchester, 147.
270, 272, 299,
300,
v305.
Wagner, 305.
Wing, 139.
309, 319, 320.
Wagenhals, 136, 13S.
Winget, 306.
Talcctt, 97.
Wagoner, 1S5.
Winched, 170.
Talmadge, 147, 305.
Waldron, 62.
Winner, 149.
Tallev, 185.
Walcutt, 149.
Win die, 148.
Tapscott, 168.
Waiden, 300.
Wineland, 16S.
Temple, 185, 270, 300.
Waldorf, 186.
Winter, 306.
Tent! .ck, 30.
Walker, 175, 1S4, 185, 300,
Witherspoon, 30.
Terrv, 259.
306.
Wittich. 71. 134, 14:
\ 18-.
Tctrick, 13, 14.
Wallace, 166, 270, 207, 298,
Vitt, 251.
Terrell. 55.
321.
Wittc, 143.
Thayer, 256.
Waller, 185
Wolcott, 171, 172,
314,
315
i Thatcher. 148.
Walling, 77.
322. 323.
! Thrall, 148, 169-183
WalHngforce, 305.
Wolfe, 300.
Thompson, 82, 184,
187,
259,
Walter, 184. 188.
Wood. 22. 23, 25,
147,
171
206, 270, 298,
299,
305.
Walter. 139.
184, 1S5. 270
Thomas, 32, 305.
Ward. 23. 25, 95. 185, 214.
_Woods, 61. 147.
*
Thorne, 61.
Wardrick, 217, 218.
Woodbridge, 176.
Thoman, 109.
Wareham, 169.
Woodrow, 202.
Thompson, 307.
Warner, 182, 184, 305, 316.
Woodruff, 187.
• Thurston, 1/4-176, '
.'98.
Warclsv.orth. 122.
Woodward, 52, 148,
188,
ISO
Thwing, 94.
Warsori, 184.
Woodrin^. 1S5.
Tibbals, 38.
Washburn, 28. 67. 71. 184,
Work. 139, 142.
Tidball, 301.
294. 297, 300, 310.
Wormlcy, 143, 146.
M7.-
Tiilanv, 290.
Wasson, 185.
Worthinefon. 14, 21
•'t)
100-
Tiffin, 21. 25. 26, 37,
101,
106,
Waters, 270. 299.
102, 194. 197
' f09,
112
228,276.
Watts, is:>.
127, 22S, 276
. 395
Tilton, 94.
Waterfield, 264.
Wright. 119, 181,
185.
228
Tinkham, 270.
Watkins. 54, 299.
300,301,305
Tipton, 185?-. "
Tingley, 60. '
Tilberrv, 184.
Todd, 223.
Watson, 85, 149, 184, 800, 305.
Vale, 309. 810.
3
Watt. 142—
Waugh, 54.
Vantjs. 270
Yearling, 188.
Yoe, si. 85.
Young, 142.
Younghouse, 1 11 .
Topping, 318.
Torrence, 168, 305.
Wayne, 196. 219.
Weaver, 187, 305.
Towler, 1 48.
Townscnd, Ml, 187
Tritnble, 112. 121,
195
226,
Weaks, 185.
Webster. 179, 2-19. 322.
Weed. 51.
Youngblood, 187.
Youmans, 300.
254. 276-2-8.
Weishehncr, 82.
Zirgler, 112.
Treat. 171.
Welch, 72, 176.
Zimmer, 1 12. 188.
Travis, 177.
Welden, 190.
Zimmerman, 3—.
Trumbull. 179, 195.
300.
305.
Wellnian, 188.
Zinn, 185.
;■:
■
5371 6
Live Music
Archive
Librivox
Free Audio
Metropolitan Museum
Cleveland
Museum of Art
Internet
Arcade
Console Living Room
Open Library
American
Libraries
TV News
Understanding
9/11